DONNA GILLET

CHESHIRE CARER GUILTY OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF DEMENTIA PATIENT

A carer has been sacked over the 'wholly inappropriate behaviour' towards a dementia patient while washing him at his nursing home.

Donna Gillet, 43, grabbed the 77-year old man's genitals and asked if he 'liked women with big bums?' When the man replied 'yeah,' Gillet let him touch her bottom, later saying she had just been 'groped,' Chester Crown Court heard.

Gillet, of Winsford, Cheshire was later sacked and reported to police after a witness colleague informed a senior staff member about the incident.

She admitted 'engaging in sexual activity with a mentally disordered male.' The mum-of-two was sentenced to a three-month suspended sentence last Friday, and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work as well as 20 days of rehabilitation activity.

Gillet was also required to sign the Sex Offenders Register for seven years and banned from working with children for life.

Judge Steven Everett described her behaviour as 'wholly inappropriate and truly despicable' and emphasized she would never be allowed to care for vulnerable people again.

The incident occurred in June 2023 at Winsford Grange Care Home, rated 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission.

The patient, a father-of-one who cannot be named, has since passed away, according to reports.