A Somerset County man was arrested last week on charges that he sexually assaulted a mentally disabled resident of a Frenchtown nursing home, according to New Jersey State Police.
Sebastian Russo, 70, of Bound Brook, allegedly assaulted the "physically helpless" resident of Valley View Health Care Center on April 22, police said today. The victim's age couldn't immediately be determined, but police said the resident has Down syndrome.
Police couldn't provide Russo's connection to the nursing home — whether a visitor or employee — but said that he isn't a resident of Valley View. Calls to the nursing home weren't immediately returned.
Russo faces one count of aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree crime, and is being lodged at the Hunterdon County jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.