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Home Care Worker in Umeå Charged with Rape and Sexual Assault
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Home Care Worker in Umeå Charged with Rape and Sexual Assault

A man employed in home care in Umeå is being prosecuted for gross rape and sexual assault of women he was supposed to help, reports SVT Västerbotten.
Home Care Services Undergo Year-Long Work Environment Review
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Home Care Services Undergo Year-Long Work Environment Review

The work environment in home care services must improve, the Work Environment Authority emphasizes. We need to take care of those who are supposed to care for us, says Malin Cato, head of the inspection department at the Work Environment Authority
Home Care Worker in Umeå Arrested for Suspected Aggravated Rape
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Home Care Worker in Umeå Arrested for Suspected Aggravated Rape

A man employed within the home care services in Umeå municipality is detained, suspected of aggravated rape against an elderly person, reports SVT Västerbotten.
Uppsala Elderly Care Board Resigns Amid Rape Scandal Criticism
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Uppsala Elderly Care Board Resigns Amid Rape Scandal Criticism

Eldercare Committee in Uppsala Faces Resignation Over Rape Scandal
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Eldercare Committee in Uppsala Faces Resignation Over Rape Scandal

The municipality's auditors do not want to grant the politicians in the eldercare committee exemption from liability following the notorious rape scandal in Uppsala, writes UNT. Now, all politicians in the committee may be forced to leave
"Cold Facts" Wins Golden Shovel for Exposing Sweden Democrats' Troll Factory
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"Cold Facts" Wins Golden Shovel for Exposing Sweden Democrats' Troll Factory

"Cold Facts" revelation about the Sweden Democrats' troll factory receives a gold shovel. Also, Upsala Nya Tidning's revelation about rapes in home care services is among the prize winners at the gala for investigative journalism
Swedish Care Worker Jailed for Defrauding Elderly of Millions
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Swedish Care Worker Jailed for Defrauding Elderly of Millions

Uppsala Municipality Faces Criticism Over Home Care Safety Failures
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Uppsala Municipality Faces Criticism Over Home Care Safety Failures

The Home Care Scandal, where several elderly women were raped by male staff, has seriously damaged the trust in the municipality, concludes an external investigation. The investigators write that Uppsala Municipality has failed when it comes to safety in elderly care
Dropped by home care – broke both legs
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Dropped by home care – broke both legs

An elderly person was dropped on the floor by the home care service in connection with a shower – and got fractures in both legs, reports SVT News Jämtland.
Dog Attack on Home Care Staff
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Dog Attack on Home Care Staff

Convicted of sex crimes – got new healthcare job
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Convicted of sex crimes – got new healthcare job

A nurse was fired by Borås municipality after allegations of sexual assaults against two elderly people. Shortly afterwards, the man was employed by Västra Götaland Region, writes Göteborgs-Posten
Hovsjö residents after the shooting: "Feels uncomfortable"
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Hovsjö residents after the shooting: "Feels uncomfortable"

Salwan Momika has been shot to death in Hovsjö in Södertälje. For the neighbors, it came as a surprise that the Koran burner was in the area
Convicted of Rapes Against the Elderly – Eight Years in Prison
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Convicted of Rapes Against the Elderly – Eight Years in Prison

A man within the home care service in Uppsala is sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for several aggravated rapes and aggravated sexual assaults against elderly women, writes Upsala Nya Tidning.
Forgotten and died – incident reported to Ivo
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Forgotten and died – incident reported to Ivo

The Suspicion: Raped Elderly at Work
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The Suspicion: Raped Elderly at Work

A man is suspected of several serious rapes against elderly women. The crimes are said to have taken place at his workplace – the home care service in Uppsala
The Importance of Women's Stories
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The Importance of Women's Stories

That women who have been exposed to sexual offenses go out openly can strengthen others to dare to tell. This type of crime is still associated with guilt and shame, says Cecilia Bödker Pedersen at the organization Big Sister
Stricter employment requirements after rape alarm
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Stricter employment requirements after rape alarm

The Government wants to tighten the requirements for employment in elderly care since an 84-year-old woman reported that a man from home care raped her. It will now be mandatory to obtain a criminal record check at the time of employment
Uppsala Municipality: "We have failed in our mission"
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Uppsala Municipality: "We have failed in our mission"

Uppsala Municipality acknowledges serious shortcomings in the handling of the case where a home care employee assaulted and harassed an elderly woman. I want to extend an apology from the municipality for not having succeeded in protecting you from the perpetrator, says the Chairman of the Elderly Committee Tobias Smedberg (V)
Tenje on alarm about rape in home care: "Shortcomings"
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Tenje on alarm about rape in home care: "Shortcomings"

Minister for Elderly and Social Insurance Anna Tenje (The Moderate Party) reacts strongly to the case of an elderly woman in Uppsala who has told about a rape within home care. It is obviously the case that there are major deficiencies here, she says
Many municipalities do not check criminal records
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Many municipalities do not check criminal records

An older woman has told about how she was raped by a home care employee in Uppsala. Now the municipality has started demanding extracts from the criminal record at employment
Got a Job in Home Care – Despite Suspicion of Assault
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Got a Job in Home Care – Despite Suspicion of Assault

A man who has been identified for rapes in the municipal home care in Uppsala had previously been dismissed in the private home care after suspicions of serious sexual assaults against an elderly woman. This reports Upsala Nya Tidning
Proposal: Increased control of job seekers in municipalities
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Proposal: Increased control of job seekers in municipalities

Municipalities should be allowed to perform checks in the criminal record register when someone is employed in, for example, home care or personal assistance, proposes the government's investigator. Even individuals who work in critical positions should be able to be checked
"Do not check criminal records for home care jobs"
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"Do not check criminal records for home care jobs"

Many terminated contracts in home care
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Many terminated contracts in home care

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