ANAHEIM (CNS) - An Anaheim caretaker was arrested today on suspicion of raping a severely disabled longtime patient.
Raul Salgadocastro, 40, was taken into custody on his way to work this morning and booked on suspicion of raping the 45-year-old woman, for whom he had been a caregiver for nearly 20 years, said Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer.
The Anaheim resident was being held on $100,000 bail, but investigators plan to seek a higher bail, he said.
The victim is "non-communicative," and the sexual assault is alleged to have happened in a live-in care facility in Anaheim, Carringer said. Police recovered a cell phone allegedly belonging to Salgadocastro that contained video footage of the attack, he said.
Given the type of clients Salgadocastro has worked with at various places over the years, he says they want to talk to any family members of patients because they think it’s possible there could be more victims.
Anyone with information relevant to investigators was asked to call police at 714-765-1697.
KNX 1070 News contributed to this.