Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual abuse, including against elderly individuals, and references to bestiality material. The content may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.

A deeply disturbing case has emerged from Sydney’s south-west, where allegations of severe misconduct at an aged care facility have rocked both the local community and the wider sector.

What initially appeared to be a routine investigation quickly spiralled into something far more sinister.

The shocking details that have come to light will have serious implications for the individuals involved and the broader aged care industry.

A 46-year-old woman who was working at an aged care facility in Sydney's south-west has been charged with sexually abusing seven elderly residents.

NSW Police began an investigation in March after the woman was accused of sexually assaulting multiple residents.

Detectives seized her phone, allegedly discovering disturbing videos that depicted the abuse of elderly patients at the Carrington Care facility in Grasmere.

Aged care worker charged with abusing elderly residents. Image source: ABC News/Brendan Esposito

The woman is also accused of sharing these recordings with her 54-year-old partner.

It is alleged that the assaults took place between 4 and 27 August 2024, with the woman reportedly committing sexual offences against five men and two women.

Police also discovered unrelated videos involving bestiality on the woman's phone.

On 24 April, the woman was formally charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault, 11 counts of aggravated sexual touching, two counts of sexual touching, 13 counts of recording intimate images without consent, and nine counts of distributing intimate images without consent.

She was further charged with four counts of possessing bestiality material.

The woman has been refused bail and is scheduled to appear in court on 28 April.

On 23 April, police arrested the woman’s partner at a home in Heckenberg.

They seized his phone and charged him with four counts of possessing bestiality material and four counts of distributing it.

He appeared in Liverpool Local Court on 24 April, where he was granted bail.

He is due to return to court in June.

Carrington Care has expressed shock at the allegations, with CEO Mark Tutt stating the organisation had no prior knowledge of the accusations.

‘We had no prior knowledge of the allegations presented to us by police,’ he said.

Tutt confirmed that the woman stopped working at the facility last November and no longer worked in aged care.

‘Our primary concern is the welfare of our residents and their families,’ he added.

He assured the public that the organisation had contacted the families involved and was offering counselling and support.

‘We understand how this matter will impact the community and want to assure everyone that we will stay strong and work through this together,’ Tutt stated.

Carrington Care has contacted the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and is cooperating fully with the police investigation.

The provider also plans to conduct a thorough internal review.

In a previous story, we highlighted the growing concerns over safety in suburban areas, as more families report disturbing incidents in their own neighbourhoods.

This latest brazen theft only adds to the ongoing worries about crime in the community.

For more on the rising number of similar incidents, be sure to read the full details here.

Key Takeaways

• A 46-year-old woman was charged with sexually abusing seven elderly residents at an aged care facility in Sydney.
• NSW Police discovered videos of the abuse and alleged the woman shared them with her partner.
• Both the woman and her partner faced multiple charges, including possession and distribution of bestiality material.
• Carrington Care expressed shock, confirmed the woman no longer worked there, and pledged full cooperation with the investigation

This case has raised many questions about safety and trust within the aged care sector.

What do you think needs to be done to prevent such incidents in the future?

Share your thoughts in the comments.

 

[Luckyus]

Just read it. Thanks. The old 'lack of staff' trick/excuse, whereby the business made a net profit of $6 million that year.

If true? then all of the net should repaid as a fine.

 

[Veggiepatch]

How do you know what ethnicity this preditor`s background is? Preditors come in all shapes and sizes, in all areas where they can find the vulnerable.

This is correct, but on the basis of probability, the ethnicity of the perpetrator is most likely to be of non Australian extraction.

But I admit, I could be wrong and it wouldn't be the first time.

 

[Veggiepatch]

The problem is that most Australians don't WANT to do this work! I have been a patient in hospital where the majority of the staff were from overseas, and they were brilliant, I have worked with disabled people, and my coworkers, also from overseas, were the most caring, capable people, Yes, that is a racist remark!

I worked in the disability sector for over 20 years and the number of staff who weren't Anglo-Saxon white could be counted on one hand with a couple of digits to spare.

But that was 13 years ago so things may have changed.

 

[Veggiepatch]

"Carrington Care", sounds like a model aged care facility, with all the bells and whistles. And yet this has happened! what I`d like to know is, how did this worker get away with this for so long and at all? She seemed confident that she could, who was supervising her care of these victims? Surely other staff were suspicious? Or was it a case where staff were so busy that this person had "carte blanche"?. How did she get through the vetting process? Either way the outcome for victims is poor, there are always deviants attracted to occupations where they have access to the vulnerable. I hope that the families of these victims sue the organiation for as much as possible and the organisation that promises the world to the aged makes good and other organisations trusted with any vulnerable groups also come up with the goods! This is so disgusting!

Carrington Care is a "charity based" aged care facility which has no direct affiliation with a religion but does provide "pastoral care" for its residents.

It appears that a certain former staff member does not embrace the concept of "pastoral care'.

Or they might. At the other end of the life span as well as extending their proclivities to the four legged kind.

This woman should be put out to "pasture". Rancid cow!!

 

[DLHM]

I worked in the disability sector for over 20 years and the number of staff who weren't Anglo-Saxon white could be counted on one hand with a couple of digits to spare.

But that was 13 years ago so things may have changed.

Things may have changed. It’s open to interpretation whether or not for the better.