by Linda Straker
- Female resident at Mt Gay Psychiatric facility for over a year due to mental breakdown
- Forced sex matter reported to hospital management; apparently, no action taken
- Perpetrators identified to police
An investigation is ongoing into what can be described as an institutionalised “rape and pregnancy” of a resident at the Mt Gay Psychiatric Hospital.
The young lady who completed university education but experienced a mental breakdown a few years ago has been residing at the facility for over a year. However, recently she told her family that she wants to be removed from the facility.
“She insisted that she needed to get out, and it was at that point she informed her mother about the ongoing sexual assault which she alleged was done by 2 male staff on various occasions, and then the shocking confirmation of the pregnancy,” said a close family friend.
The matter is under investigation by the Sex Crimes Unit and the victim has already given statements to the relevant police officers.
It is understood that when the forced sex started, the young lady reported the matter to the management of the hospital, but apparently, no action was taken to protect her from the perpetrators whom she was able to identify to the police.
Because she is mentally challenged she shouldn’t be believed. Good god she
has been institionalised for over one year. She did not get pregnant by herself.
The man or men involved …seems to have or is more mental than the patient herself…..that is not acceptable…that just one case we know .more I investigation needed
These sexual assaults on vulnerable people have continued because the organisations responsible for their welfare have neglected to protect them.. NEGLECT IS ANOTHER FORM OF ABUSE. Her cries for help were deliberately ignored. This is the responsibility of the doctors overseeing the health and welfare of persons in their care, the person or persons in charge of the facility, THE MINISTER OF FOR HEALTH and any others who turned a blind eye to such toxic behaviour. They have all failed to put policies in place to safe guard people who cannot defend or protect themselves.
Unless action is taken to hold these persons in charge responsible attitudes will never change. These rapists with their twisted minds believed that what they did were normal behaviour because no one would be held responsible. It is the responsibility of every one holding the roles of caring……to care.
This is not just a crime by the rapists, it is also criminal negligence to allow it to happen.
Hope the persons are bring to justice for their crimes it is very unfortunate that the young lady should be help and as the same time being abuse .
Hope the persons involved with this hedious crime face their day in court. It is real sad. Please pray for the young l and her child.
This is only the tip of the iceberg!! A full scale investigations should be done forthwith and the CRIMINALS should be jailed! No transferring…no union protections…let the facts fall where they may. This is a disgrace. This culture of rape and pillaging the vulnerable must stop now. Heads must roll, from captain to cook, if you knew and did nothing you are just as culpable. Damn it we are from Greatness!!! This is unacceptable!!!!
Before you all jump to conclusion or deframe another character, bear in mind that she’s mentally challenged. Therefore, we have to reply on a medical expert to determine the circumstances of her allegations.
Once the investigation has concluded, the perpetrator/s should be afforded the full extend of the law for their action.
Because she is mentally challenged she shouldn’t be believed. Good god she
has been institionalised for over one year. She did not get pregnant by herself.
By forced sex you mean rape? Call it as it is
Shocking, what kind of people / staff they have looking after vulnerable psychiatric patients .
Individuals with mental illness often not believed or perpetrators dismissed their claims as part of their illness. This would not happened on my watch. My approach would have been to suspend all staff named as perpetrators, report the allegations to the police,
conduct an internal serious investigation which would invlude DNA testing of the baby.
If the allegations deemed to be upheld, all staff involved including the hospital manager will be dismissed from post and recommendations made to removed from their professional register, so they never work with vulnerable individuals again. There will also be a criminal investigation by the police in such cases but the police will lead on that.
Mental health can be challenging and sometimes patient create stories that are so real to them, could this have been a case where she was not taken seriously?not saying this is the case but the management should have definitely look into this and protect that vulnerable individual.Thats not acceptable