89-Year-Old Mom With Dementia Sexually Assaulted by Son During Diaper Changes, Police Say

A 66-year-old man has allegedly sexually assaulted his 89-year-old mom with dementia, according to police. The man was identified as Bruce Michael Abrahamson, who was said to engage in a pattern of sexually abusing and controlling his mother, according to a Law and Crime report.

The suspect was said to have committed the crimes in the open. Caretakers said they saw Abrahamson sexually assault his mom with dementia during diaper changes between March 24 and June 1, according to police.

Bruce Michael Abrahamson allegedly told caregivers about him being a doctor and having a medical reason for engaging in the act, claiming it was an "exam." However, medical experts did not back up his explanation.

In a May incident, caregivers had stopped him from changing the elderly woman's diaper in front of customers at a restaurant. In addition, Bruce Michael Abrahamson had also allegedly given his mother "long-winded kisses" on the mouth.

Bruce Michael Abrahamson Abuses His Mom With Dementia

Bruce Michael Abrahamson was also reported to giving his mother pain medications multiple times a day, even when she was not in pain, as records stated, NWI Times reported.

Court records also stated that Abrahamson ingested medication from the same package, sometimes by crushing it or snorting it.

Court documents added that caregivers noticed that the medication had made the elderly woman drowsy and further distorted her mental clarity.

They also suspected that Abrahamson was sharing a bed with his mom. They said he would often lock the bedroom upon their arrival.

The caregivers added that the woman had tried to tell them she was scared of her son by squeezing their hands when his son would approach her.

Abrahamson claimed that he had gotten permission to change his mother at the dining table. However, the caregivers had checked with managers and found that no consent was given for that.

Police had started their investigation in March after a social worker at a Munster hospital reported that they suspected that the woman was being abused and neglected.

After she arrived with urine-soiled clothing and bruising on her arms and legs, the woman was being treated at the hospital.

Medical personnel had advised the suspect to take his mom with dementia for a professional examination after noting an unusual discharge. However, Abrahamson had refused to have her examined, saying that it was unnecessary, Kenosha News reported.

Investigators found out that Abrahamson had gotten his medical degree in Juarez, Mexico. However, he was denied medical licensing in Illinois in the 1980s. He was also determined ineligible for medical licensing in Indiana in 1982, according to court records.

Abrahamson was being held at the Lake County Jail in Indiana on a bond of $80,000 surety or $8,000 cash, according to Lake Criminal Court records.

Abrahamson is charged with rape when a victim is mentally disabled or deficient. Other charges include neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury, neglect of a dependent where the defendant places the dependent in a situation that endangers them and practicing medicine without a license.

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