Former care home worker charged with assaulting residents at Wilkie

On February 28, 2024, Wilkie RCMP received a report of multiple physical and sexual assaults that occurred at a care facility in Wilkie, Saskatchewan.

Investigation has determined that between January 2023 and February 2024, at least four adult residents of the facility were assaulted, sexually assaulted and/or threatened by a female staff member. She has not worked at the facility since February 2024.

As a result of investigation, 36-year-old Jaclyn Elias of Wilkie, SK was arrested on February 29, 2024, and charged with:

• 4 counts, assault, Section 266, Criminal Code

• 3 counts, sexual assault, Section 271, Criminal Code

• 1 count, sexual assault with a weapon, Section 272(2)(b), Criminal Code

• 1 count, uttering threats, Section 264.1(1)(a), Criminal Code

She appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on August 26, 2024.

Elias will make her next court appearance in North Battleford on September 16, 2024.