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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 69-year-old caretaker has been charged with r*ping a bedridden 93-year-old woman who is nonverbal and suffers from dementia while he was supposed to be caring for her.
Phuong Hoang Khong, 69, of Anaheim, has been charged with one felony count of r*pe by force, one felony count of s*xual penetration by a foreign object by force, one felony count of forcible oral c*pulation, and one felony count of elder abuse.
He faces a maximum sentence of 75 years to life plus four years if convicted on all counts.
On the morning of January 6, 2025, Khong, who serves as a caretaker for the woman three times a week, is accused of arriving for his scheduled caretaking shift and covering the woman’s eyes with a medical mask before removing the woman’s diaper. He is accused of tightening medical restraints around the woman’s wrists before sexually assaulting her in her medical bed. Khong had a prior association to the woman.
Khong turned himself into the Orange Police Department on February 3, 2025, after the woman’s family threatened to turn him in to the police.
“He targeted the most vulnerable of victims, knowing that she was so helpless she couldn’t even cry out for help,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. “This is another tragic example that s*xual predators do not age out of their sadistic deviancies, and we must never stop fighting to protect the defenseless from the predators who wish to prey on them for their sick and twisted sexual gratification.”
Deputy District Attorney Elise Levy of the Sexual Assault Unit is prosecuting this case.
In California, the penalties for r*ping an elderly woman with dementia who is nonverbal are severe. The crime can involve multiple charges, including:
- Rape (Penal Code § 261): This can result in a prison sentence of 3, 6, or 8 years.
- Sexual Penetration (Penal Code § 289): This carries a penalty of 3, 6, or 8 years in state prison.
- Elder Abuse (Penal Code § 368): If the abuse is likely to produce great bodily harm or death, it can result in an additional 2, 3, or 4 years in state prison.
If the suspect is convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum sentence of 75 years to life plus four years in prison.
These penalties reflect the seriousness with which California treats such heinous crimes.
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