A 25-year-old night-time carer at a Devon care home, has been jailed for 10 years after filming herself sexually abusing patients and sending the videos to her boyfriend.
Christina Sethi, from Torquay, assaulted three vulnerable patients at the care home, one male and two females. Two of the patients were 80 years old while one of the females was 101 years old. One of the female victims suffered from dementia.
Police described Sethi as “depraved and manipulative”. She admitted to five offences of sexual assault, which took place between January 2014 and May 2015.
The court heard how Sethi had assaulted the 101-year-old patient in a shocking video, which last seven-and-a-half minutes. She had sent these videos to her 32-year-old boyfriend, who was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit sexual assault, but was released without charge.
While sentencing Sethi, Recorder Richard Stead said that she had “degraded and humiliated the victims”, while putting the reputation of the care home on line.
“The abuse of trust was woeful and exposed everyone's worse fears about placing their loved ones in care. You have brought carers into disrepute and have harmed three people who trusted you. The anguish and distress goes far beyond the victims. To a very great degree what it is felt by families- the spouses, children and grandchildren- exceeds the feelings of the victims. The distress and guilt remain with the families for as long as they live.”
