
Care Worker Convicted of Assaulting Vulnerable Woman
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Robert Wilson, a 53-year-old care worker, was convicted for sexually assaulting a vulnerable woman with progressive supranuclear palsy in North Berwick, East Lothian. He was also found guilty of raping another woman in Tranent in 2013. Yvonne Carnie, the victim, passed away before the trial ended, leaving her family in grief and outrage. Wilson was sentenced to a background report, remanded in custody, added to the sex offenders register, and flagged to Scottish ministers. The community finds solace in the fact that this predator can no longer harm anyone else, honoring Yvonnes memory through accountability.
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Edinburgh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Care Worker Convicted of Assaulting Vulnerable Woman. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
A 53-year-old care worker named Robert Wilson just got convicted for sexually assaulting a vulnerable woman in her residential home in North. Burwick, East Lothian, the victim, Ivan Karney, had progressive supernuclear palsy, a brain disorder that wrecked her mobility and speech, leaving her needing. Round the clock care. This happened over seven months from August 2022 to February 2023. Wilson also got nailed for raping another woman back in training in 2013, marking him as a repeat predator, praying on the defenseless. Ivan's family called her a beautiful, kind soul who endured profound suffering, dying at 70 before the trial wrapped up, never feeling safe. Again, they slammed the care organization for dropping the ball on support, fueling their rage and sense of injustice. In court, footage showed Ivan describing the attacks, like unwanted kissing and touching, though jurors cleared him on one specific rape charge, while she slept.
Wilson claimed nothing happened, but the jury didn't buy it. Lady Ross deferred sentencing till June for a background report, remanded him in custody, slapped him on the sex offender's register, and flagged it too. Scottish ministers. At least now, this monster can hurt anyone else, honoring Ivan's memory through real accountability. That's your update from Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI.
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