CARE HOME WORKER SEXUALLY ASSAULTED FIVE FEMALE COLLEAGUES
A woman who sexually assaulted five female colleagues at a care home is facing jail.Her treatment of one particular coworker was described as 'traumatic' by the victim, who recounted that Lee approached her at the nurse’s station, seized her head with both hands, and pulled it into her chest.
The woman explained to Falkirk Sheriff Court that Lee then pulled her head into her cleavage and shook her breasts.
When asked if she wanted Lee to do that, she responded that she was shocked and stunned.
In addition, Lee made inappropriate remarks about the woman’s partner and publicly slapped her bottom during a meal in the care home’s dining area, which was witnessed by residents.
The victim recalled, “I haven’t forgotten the way she made me feel.” Following an investigation by management, four other victims came forward.
Lee subsequently resigned from her role as a carer at the home, which caters to adults aged 18 to 65, and police became involved.
One colleague described feeling “violated” after Lee touched her breasts and bottom, while another stated she had worked with Lee for over a year and had encountered her inappropriate behaviour multiple times.
She recalled times when Lee would suddenly touch her during casual moments, saying, “She’d get up and do it and walk away.
I didn’t find it funny.” A nurse also testified that Lee had twisted her nipples on several occasions.
After a two-day trial concluding on Tuesday, Lee, residing in Grangemouth, was convicted of seven counts of sexual assault against five female staff members.
The offences took place between January 1 and July 17, 2024.
Lee denied the charges, insisting she was “happy and bubbly” and that she had “never hurt anybody.” Sheriff Neil Kinnear stated, “Your position is that this is all made up.
That would mean me accepting that not one, not three, but five colleagues of yours all deliberately made up lies about you to get you into trouble.
“I found all five to be credible and reliable.
“I have no reason to disbelieve them.” He also acknowledged that the initial victim’s account was “traumatic” for her.
The sheriff postponed sentencing until March 24, to allow for a background report and assessment for a possible electronic monitoring restriction.
In the meantime, Lee was released on bail and is now registered as a sex offender.
As the verdict was delivered, Lee turned to the staff sitting nearby and shouted “scumbags” from the dock.
