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Nurse at North Kingstown nursing home charged with sexually abusing patient

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PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) – A Richmond nurse has been charged with sexually abusing a patient at Bayview Rehabilitation at Scalabrini in North Kingstown in December 2023.

Scott Leski, 54, was charged with first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and two counts of patient abuse in Washington County Superior Court on July 24.

Leski was ordered held at the ACI without bail.

Leski is accused of sexually abusing a 77-year-old male patient in the early morning hours of December 16, 2023.

Another nursing home employee discovered Leski during the assault, and the victim reported the incident to staff and family the next day, according to Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office.

Leski is scheduled for a bail review/status conference in Washington County Superior Court on August 13.