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Care assistant jailed for sexually assaulting hospital patient
Summary
Folajimmy Awode, 31, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a female patient at the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin. He had been working part‑time as a care assistant and had cleaned the patient's toilet that evening. The victim, who was on muscle relaxants and Valium, reported feeling a rubbing sensation on her right breast after she fell asleep. She later described Awode standing by her bed, moving his hand away, and then leaving the room. Witnesses confirmed he entered the ward twice, left, and then returned to the patient's bedside for a few minutes. The judge noted pre‑meditation and breach of trust, suspended six months of a two‑year sentence, and placed Awode on the Sex Offenders' Register. He had prior convictions for dangerous driving and no insurance. The case was heard at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Folajimmy Awode pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Care assistant jailed for sexually assaulting hospital patient. Charges or matters: sexual assault of a female patient at the Mater Private Hospital, Eccles Street in November 2013. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- November 2013 Incident
- 2015-07-21 Publication
Why: "Because of where I was, in hospital, you're just not expecting this to be the case, so I closed my eyes again," she testified. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: sexual assault of a female patient at the Mater Private Hospital, Eccles Street in November 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Mater Private Hospital
- Ballinteer House
- St Mary's Hospital
- Eccles Street
- Phoenix Park
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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