The lawsuit was filed in the year 2019 on behalf of a disabled woman in her 50s who was allegedly raped repeatedly by a male worker of the facility care. Foss Home and Village, the nursing home in Seattle where the woman was sexually assaulted, has agreed to pay $8M to settle the sexual assault lawsuit.
The insurer of the Seattle nursing home has agreed to pay the said amount after accepting that the health care center failed to provide proper security to the plaintiff. Also, Foss Home and Village was negligent in their process of hiring.
In the year 2019, when the 50-year-old woman who was suffering from multiple sclerosis informed her relatives that she was being sexually abused. One of the relatives placed the hidden camera in the room to expose the accused. According to King County prosecutors, the video proved that male employee, Nshimiyiana Hamzat repeatedly raped the woman. Hamzat has been charged with rape and indecent liberties, he is currently in jail awaiting trial.
The plaintiff's attorney stated that an investigation conducted by the police department, Foss Home, and the Department of Social and Health Services’ Adult Protective Services, all concluded that the woman was raped repeatedly and the healthcare was not keeping an accurate check on the practice.
The president and CEO of Foss Home and Villagen stated in an email that the authorities are shocked and fully broken after the incident. He also added that the authorities would have reported the crime to the cops immediately if they would have learned about it earlier.
