Auburn Police arrested the owner of an adult family home on Nov. 13 for alleged sexual abuse of an 83-year-old resident.

Having responded to AA Adult Family Home at 2705 Forest Ridge Drive SE at 7:20 p.m. upon the complaint of the elderly woman’s family, officers began an investigation that led to the 67-year-old caregiver’s arrest and his subsequent booking into the SCORE jail for investigation of sexual assault.

The man was later identified as Laszlo Molnar, of Auburn.

“The victim in this case has either Alzheimer’s or dementia, so her communication is very limited,” Auburn Police Cmdr. Mark Callier said last Friday. “We’re not sure if she was able to communicate what was happening, or if the family just felt that something was wrong. But the family placed a hidden camera in the victim’s room and then caught the suspect’s actions on video. Once the family saw that, they immediately called police, and police viewed it and went on and made the arrest.”

“He (Molnar) was booked for rape in the second degree, but of course that’s just the investigation charge. Obviously, the investigation is ongoing, and once official charges are filed, more charges could be added,” Callier said.

Police removed 11 other elderly residents from the home and ambulances transported them to area hospitals, where they will be until arrangements can be made for their future care.

“The suspect confirmed to detectives what was on the video,” Callier said. “Whether he’s completely forthcoming or not we don’t know 100 percent. As of right now, we only have the one victim.”