Nursing home employee accused of rape
An employee at a Rochester nursing home accused of raping a patient is today facing felony charges.
Kipper Allen Stevens, 45, of Rochester was charged with second-degree rape, a felony, and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person, a misdemeanor, said Rochester Police Officer LaRon Singletary.
Stevens is accused of having sexual intercourse with a female patient who is also a resident at Shore Winds Nursing Home, 425 Beach Ave. on Dec. 21, 2008, Singletary said. Stevens was employed at the home as a licensed practical nurse at the time, officers said.
Monroe County Assistant District Attorney Matthew Schwartz today said victim is a middle-aged woman who has a mental disability. Because of her medical condition, she was not able to give her consent, he said. Schwartz said he could not release any further information about the woman’s disability.
Stevens was apprehended Saturday morning by Rochester police officers. He had been indicted by a Monroe County grand jury following a six-month-long investigation.
He was arraigned this morning by Monroe County Court Judge John J. Connell and was remanded to the Monroe County Jail in lieu of $1,500 cash bail, Schwartz said. Stevens is slated to return to court at 9:30 a.m. on July 21.
