New Brunswick MLA calls for better security, policies after nursing home sexual assaults
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Margaret Johnson, PC critic for social development and seniors, is calling for province-wide policies and measures so that seniors in care homes are not left vulnerable to abuse.
An Opposition MLA in New Brunswick is demanding a review of security measures and immediate action after 15 alleged sexual assaults were reported at a Saint John nursing home.
Margaret Johnson, the PC critic for social development and seniors, is calling for province-wide policies and measures so that seniors in care homes are not left vulnerable to any sort of abuse.
“If this is happening in one facility, chances are good that it is happening in multiple ones,” she said.
Saint John Police Force said this week that a 69-year-old man charged with the sexual assault of 15 people at the Loch Lomond Villa, a care home in the city’s east end, was a family member of one of the residents.
Earlier this week, police said they had arrested the man without incident for sexual assaults that allegedly occurred between Dec. 26, 2025, and Jan. 19. Police said the 15 victims range in age from their 70s to their 90s.
“This was a challenging, complex investigation given the vulnerability of the victims,” Chief Robert Bruce of the Saint John Police Force said in a statement on Tuesday.
Johnson said quick action must be taken. She suggested adequate security checks for staff and visitors, as well as better monitoring and clearer open-door policies.
“I don’t think we should have to wait until a legislature reconvenes on the 17th of March to get these things going,” she said.
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