A Washington County Superior Court jury in Providence, Rhode Island, convicted former nurse Scott Leski, 57, on all eight counts arising from sexual assaults on two elderly male residents of Bayview Rehabilitation Center at Scalabrini in North Kingstown [1][2]. The case reached trial after a grand jury indictment on two counts of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, and four counts of patient abuse, with the charges covering conduct during overnight shifts in 2020 and 2023 [1][3]. All eight counts survived to verdict without reduction.
The trial ran five days before Judge Kristin E. Rodgers [1][2]. Prosecutors presented evidence that Leski exploited his access as an overnight-shift nurse to assault patients who were elderly and in a rehabilitative care setting, a population with limited capacity to resist or report [2][3]. The jury returned guilty verdicts on every count, with no acquittals and no hung counts [1].
No sentencing date has been publicly announced. First-degree sexual assault in Rhode Island carries a mandatory minimum of imprisonment and can result in a significant term, while the patient-abuse convictions carry separate statutory exposure [1][2]. The cumulative eight-count conviction positions the court to impose consecutive terms at sentencing, though the precise disposition remains before Judge Rodgers [2].
No post-trial motions or notice of appeal has been reported as of publication. Defense counsel have not made public statements on appellate intentions [3]. The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, which prosecuted the case, confirmed the verdict in an official release issued the day of conviction [1].