Forest Hill Manor releases statement on nursing assistant arrested for alleged sexual assault

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- UPDATE 12:26 PM - KION received a statement from Forest Hill Manor administrator Ryan Taylor on the alleged sexual assault arrest of Paul Nkoy Lumbi, Jr.

“In response to the request from the media for a statement regarding Mr. Lumbi’s arrest, Forest Hill Manor’s primary mission is the safety and wellbeing of its patients. Our goal in everything we do is to provide quality, compassionate care to all our patients and to their family members. Forest Hill Manor timely notified all necessary and appropriate authorities when this issue first came to light. We have
fully cooperated with these authorities at every step of this investigation. We continue to fully cooperate with all authorities by providing all information that is available to us. We will continue to fully cooperate going forward.

All of Forest Hill Manor’s staff takes great pride in providing quality care to our patients and for the benefit of our community. We remain committed to this in the future."

Lumbi, Jr. resigned when the allegations first came to light. Lumbi, Jr. was arrested on felony charges of an alleged sexual assault of three elderly patients at Forest Hill Manor in Pacific Grove. Lumbi Jr.

Pacific Grove nursing assistant arrested for alleged sexual assault against elderly patients; Attorney General

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office announced Thursday that Paul Nkoy Lumbi, Jr. of Monterey County was arrested on felony charges of alleged sexual assault of three elderly patients at Forest Hill Manor in Pacific Grove.

They said that Lumbi Jr. was working as a certified nursing assistant at the time of the alleged assaults.

“Caregivers have a responsibility to treat those in their care with compassion and dignity,” said Attorney General Bonta. “Sexual assault is always unacceptable and assaulting an individual during one of the most vulnerable and difficult periods of their life reaches a new low.”

The Monterey County Superior Court currently has the felony complaint, charging Lumbi Jr. with multiple felony counts of sexual assault, including forcible lewd acts on a dependent adult, forcible rape, and rape of a person incapable of giving consent.

The Attorney General's office says that Lumbi Jr. had worked at other facilities in Monterey County and is currently employed at Cypress Ridge Care Center.

They are asking anyone with information regarding accusations of sexual misconduct by Lumbi Jr. to submit a complaint to the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse at oag.ca.gov/dmfea/reporting.