Man Gets 3 Years of Jail Time for Elder Abuse

Last week Friday, a former nursing assistant at the East County rehabilitation center in San Diego was sentenced to three years in prison.  54-year-old Felix Panem pled guilty in June to charges of rape of an incoherent patient and elder abuse.  Panem admitted to forcing himself on a 76-year-old patient in her room on numerous occasions.

Last December, Panem was placed under arrest after another employee of the El Dorado Care Center caught him having sex with elderly woman.  She had worked at the nursing home for three years.

El Cajon police officer David Vojtaskovic testified and said Panem, "told me that he came in (to her room) and cleaned her up."  He also said, "He changed her and had sexual intercourse with her."

The officer said that he tried to speak with the victim about the matter, but she kept asking him why he was there and who he was even though he was wearing a police uniform.  The victim described Panem as a friend but did not recall seeing him or having intercourse with him.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of elder abuse in Phoenix, contact the Knowles Law Firm and get help from a Phoenix personal injury attorney today.