The two elderly women had Alzheimer's and significant cognitive impairment - but were both able to tell their families about the male employee who had allegedly raped them at the Aegis Living Center in Shoreline where they lived.

One woman told her daughter she had been raped in her bathroom shower by a male caregiver. However the woman said the assault had happened "six months prior" -- well before she moved to the facility. The family and staff initially thought the resident was confused so did not report it to police, according to charging documents.

Aegis said they did make a report to Adult Protective Services and the state's Department of Social and Health Services on Nov. 1, 2022. Two days later, the victim pointed out a man in the hallway and told staff "that was the man who had raped her."

On that same date, another resident called her sister and reported that she had been sexually assaulted. Staff called 911 and the sister took the resident to Harborview Medical Center for a sexual assault examination. There, the woman told staff the man had assaulted her two or three times previously as well.

Last month, King County prosecutors charged Romulo Ramos De Guzman with two counts of second degree rape for sexually assaulting two residents of Aegis Living Center in Shoreline in 2022. The location includes assisted living and memory care facilities. De Guzman has pleaded not guilty.

If found guilty, De Guzman could receive a longer sentence due to the vulnerability of the victims.