A musician who was contracted to perform music for members of an elderly care facility has been charged with r@pe after surveillance footage captured him taking off his clothes in a patient’s room.
Disturbing video shows Jonathan Michael Alvarado stripping n@ked in the 61-year-old’s room inside the Los Angeles facility where she has lived for several years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
He is later seen throwing a condom in the trash can and getting dressed.
Her daughter Camyl Anderson had installed the cameras to keep an eye on her ailing mother.
“I just saw a man sitting on her bed, bending over, tying his shoes, and then he was walking out, and she was just left on her bed, nude,” she said of the June 2025 incident.
She immediately called the police. Alvarado was charged with two felonies — r@pe and elder abuse. Alvarado was reportedly a volunteer piano player at the facility and entertained patients.
“I couldn’t believe it, honestly. And then I was angry, and then I just screamed, and then I cried,” Anderson said.
A $25 million lawsuit has been filed against the owners of The Palms La Mirada, where the incident occurred.
The suit says: “The June 10, 2025 assault was captured in whole or in part by surveillance video and/or audio evidence.”
It continues: “These assaults were not random, unavoidable events. They were enabled by failures in access control, screening, supervision, monitoring, reporting, escalation, resident protection, policy enforcement, and compliance with the obligations Defendants undertook in connection with Plaintiff’s residency.”
In a statement, The Palms La Mirada told ABC, “The safety and well-being of our residents is our top priority. We are disturbed by these allegations and will fully cooperate with any criminal investigation.”
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