Police sought additional potential sexual assault victims connected to a 61-year-old male nurse suspected of lewd acts against patients at nursing homes and hospice facilities.

While employed as a certified nursing assistant and home health aide throughout the state, Kayode Agbode Ogunba, allegedly sexually assaulted patients and was taken into custody in Santa Barbara County, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Ogunba was booked on felony charges and detectives said they believe there are potential additional victims after determining he was employed by various temporary agencies with access to multiple patients, Police said that

LAPD detectives began conducting an investigation following reports of a related sexual assault by a Los Angeles patient, and released a photo of Ogunba in hopes of encouraging potential additional victims to come forward.

Anyone with information about the alleged assaults or additional victims wanting to come forward was urged to call LAPD detectives Theodore Bridges or Michelle Gomez at 323-561-3272. Detectives can also be reached by email at 37923@lapd.online or 34514@lapd.online. Calls during non-business hours should be made to 877-527-3247. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

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