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Nursing Assistant Sexually Batters Man, 85, Deputies Say

Roberto Kirkland

He was working as a certified nursing assistant at the senior care facility where the elderly man was living, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

SUN CITY CENTER – A certified nursing assistant has been accused of sexually battering an 85-year-old man, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.

Roberto Kirkland, 35, of Ruskin, was charged with one count of sexual battery.

Deputies said that, between June 6 and June 9, Kirkland sexually assaulted an 85-year-old man in Sun City Center. At the time of the incident, Kirkland was working as a certified nursing assistant  at Brookdale Senior Living, where the man was living.

During a non-custodial interview, Kirkland admitted to the offense, deputies said.

The elderly man told deputies that he was battered against his will and without his consent.

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