Family devastated ‘as DNA tests prove carer, 58, got disabled patient daughter pregnant when he was supposed to be looking after her’
Helpless Dawn Blanchard, 43, gave birth in 2015 despite having the mental age of a 'small child'
THE family of a severely disabled patient have hit out at a carer who "used her like a piece of meat" - after DNA tests backed up their claim that he got her pregnant.
Helpless Dawn Blanchard, 43, gave birth in 2015 despite having the mental age of a "small child."
Florida caregiver Willie Shorter, 58, was arrested on Wednesday after DNA tests matched him to the baby.
Dad Robert told how his daughter would regularly call home in tears from the Bridges care facility where she lived.
He raged: "My feelings inside me are pain. A lot of hurt. I expected my daughter to be taken care of, most of all by professionals.
"He's a filthy, vile rat. My daughter got assaulted by an individual who felt he could take a young lady and use her like a piece of meat. I'm extremely angry.
My daughter got assaulted by an individual who felt he could take a young lady and use her like a piece of meat
Robert Blanchard
"I don't know how many times she was assaulted before he slipped up."
Cops described Dawn as having the “mental capacity of a small child” and unable to give consent.
After staff discovered she was pregnant, they initially named three men who were potentially the father.
Although Shorter’s name was mentioned, he denied the allegations and there was insufficient evidence for authorities to legally obtain a DNA sample.
But he was snared when another patient accused him of sexual assault - meaning cops could force him to take a test.
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Dawn's family adopted the baby when she gave birth in May 2015.
Robert added: "He hugs on me like an octopus holds on to fresh food, because he knows his Pop-Pop. He has a smile that will brighten the world."
Family attorney Kevin Smith added: "It's very troubling and disturbing for us. We're interested in safety for Dawn and making sure we obtain some measure of justice for this family.
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"On a couple of occasions, she had a black eye and had suffered physical injuries in addition to the assault she claimed."
It comes after a woman in a 14-year coma nearly died giving birth on December 29 at the Hacienda HealthCare centre in Phoenix, Arizona.
Nathan Sutherland, 36, was charged with sexual assault and vulnerable adult abuse after his DNA was a match with the newborn baby boy.
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