83-year-old woman sexually assaulted in Bethesda by pharmacy delivery man

[Sugar Cookie]

A pharmacy delivery man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting an 83-year-old woman with dementia in Bethesda, according to Montgomery County Police and charging documents.

Yuriy Ravdugin, 65, also of Bethesda, allegedly entered the woman’s home on East-West Highway during a delivery on Jan. 10 and started “forcibly touching her,” according to police.

Montgomery County Police said that officers responded to the home later that day for a report of sexual assault.

The person who informed police about the incident was a family member and caretaker for the woman, who had been diagnosed with dementia, requiring constant supervision and care, according to charging documents.

In September 2023, the family member installed surveillance cameras inside the victim’s apartment to easily monitor her condition.

On the day of the incident, another caretaker, who was with the woman daily, logged into the surveillance footage remotely and witnessed the assault taking place, according to charging documents. The caretaker utilized the audio speakerphone feature of the surveillance camera and told Ravdugin to stop, charging documents said.

In an interview with police, the daily caretaker identified the man in the video footage as Ravdugin, who routinely delivered prescription medications to the woman’s residence through a pharmacy company and was aware of her declining mental capacity, according to charging documents.

Ravdugin was arrested on Wednesday in Takoma Park while making deliveries, police said. He faces second-degree assault and third and fourth-degree sex offenses, according to charging documents.

83-year-old woman sexually assaulted in Bethesda by delivery man, police allege

A pharmacy delivery man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting an 83-year-old woman with dementia in Bethesda, according to police.

moco360.media

He has probably done this to other elderly women.

 

[Leenoah]

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83-year-old woman sexually assaulted in Bethesda by delivery man, police allege

A pharmacy delivery man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting an 83-year-old woman with dementia in Bethesda, according to police.

moco360.media

He has probably done this to other elderly women.

And probably to anyone else lacking the wherewithal to communicate to authorities.