A CREEPY Scots carer has been struck off after a slew of sexual actions in direction of his colleagues – together with fondling one’s breasts and threatening to “chew” one other.
Jonathan Semako was discovered to have dedicated a string of sexual and verbal harassment while employed at Cairdean Home, Edinburgh between August 2020 and Might 2021.
Semako, who was a staff chief below Care UK, when the incidents occurred, was discovered responsible of appearing in a “sexually motivated” method after touching a colleague’s thigh while driving her house in 2020.
Semako additionally informed the identical colleague “I’ll chew you”, while in 2021, Semako dedicated an extra collection of assaults, together with fondling a second colleague’s breasts while asking her “What can I do for you?”.
Semako’s actions led to a listening to of care watchdog the Scottish Social Companies Council (SSSC) to contemplate his health to practise.
The SSSC‘s full report reads: “The allegations towards you might be that whereas employed as a care assistant by Care UK Restricted at Cairdean Home in Edinburgh, and through the course of that employment, you probably did:
“On or round 29 March 2021, come up behind your colleague AA and place your fingers on her breasts.
“In relation to your colleague DD, in or round August 2020, whereas driving DD house, contact DD’s thigh.
“In or round September 2020, say to DD “I’ll chew you” or phrases to that impact.
“In or round September 2020, say to DD ‘I gained’t contact you. You don’t have to fret about me touching you as a result of (Data redacted)’ or phrases to that impact.
“In or round December 2020, say to DD ‘I at all times wished my blood lined with an (Data redacted)’ or phrases to that impact.
The panel agreed that Semako was responsible of the allegations and that his health to apply was impaired.
They acknowledged: “The panel determined that your conduct discovered proved amounted to a course of sexually motivated conduct involving feminine colleagues and inflicting them emotional hurt.
“The panel determined that your conduct induced emotional hurt to colleagues AA and DD and will have resulted in a discount of look after weak service customers.
“The panel determined that your conduct was an abuse of the belief positioned in you by your workers and junior work colleagues.
“It has concluded that the allegations discovered proved had been extraordinarily severe and concerned sexually motivated conduct towards two junior feminine colleagues.”
Semako was discovered to have proven no regret and denied all allegations.
The panel acknowledged: “Additional, you proceed to disclaim the allegations, you haven’t demonstrated any perception into the seriousness of your actions and their penalties or expressed any remorse or regret or demonstrated any remediation.
“There was no proof of any perception or understanding in your half and also you proceed to disclaim any wrongdoing.”
“The panel finds that your health to practise is at the moment impaired by purpose of misconduct.
“The panel thought-about a warning alone was not applicable. There have been public safety dangers, and the general public curiosity additionally required a extra substantial sanction to be imposed.
“ThepPanel has concluded your sexually motivated conduct concerned a severe breach of the belief of your employers and junior colleagues.
“These breaches had been severe and fell far beneath the requirements to be anticipated of a social service employee.
“The panel determined that elimination was an applicable and proportionate consequence and it subsequently determined to impose a elimination order, eradicating your title from the register.”
