Canadian senior with Alzheimer's sexually assaulted while on vacation, family says
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Allegations are emerging of a sexual assault against a Canadian senior who was on vacation with her family in the Bahamas last month.
Horrific allegations are emerging of a sexual assault against a senior, who was on vacation with her family in the Bahamas last month.
A trip to Paradise Island was anything but a dream. It turned into a nightmare when the family's 80-year-old mother, who has Alzheimer's, was allegedly raped by another guest, a fellow Canadian.
"It's just an unspeakable, horrendous, vile, violent angry crime against somebody who is so vulnerable," said David Ahrens, the son of the alleged victim.
He wasn't at the hotel the night it happened, but flew in immediately when his sister, who was vacationing with their mother, called about the incident.
The family feels passionate about sharing this story as a warning – they don't want people with vulnerable family members not to travel, but to do so safely and with a bit of extra caution.
The trip was coming to a close when Ahrens says an uninvited guest joined his sister and mother with their friends for dinner. While heading back to their hotel room, they became separated, leaving the elderly woman alone on an elevator with that guest.
"My younger sister stepped out of the elevator and as she turned around to sort of hand out to get my mom, the doors closed and effectively my mother disappeared," Ahrens said.
