Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman

CONCORD, NH — A former nursing assistant has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease late last year, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. Timothy Morrissey of Manchester was sentenced to 18 months to five years in prison in U.S. District Court, according to a press statement.

An investigation of Morrissey began in October 2015 after a fellow employee caught him performing a sex act on the woman who was 79 at the time.

“I know, it’s sick,” he reportedly stated. “I need help.”

He was indicted in December.

“Because he committed the crime with the intent of taking advantage of her age, he was subject to an extended term of imprisonment,” according to Brooksley Belanger, an assistant attorney general.

Morrissey will be evaluated for sex offender treatment while in prison and will need to register as a sex offender when he is released.

“As part of the plea, Mr. Morrissey may not reinstate his LNA license and may not seek employment in the care of the elderly, disabled, or children,” she added.