Woman, 89, raped in nursing home by employee. Nursing home says she asked for it.

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Days later, an administrator at Edgewood Vista appeared to defend the rapist even after his admission to police.

According to court testimony, Marilyn Moore, clinical services director at the home, asked Flesvig, “Did she tell you that this was consensual? Did she tell you that she flirts with this boy mercilessly?”

In a separate conversation with Mary Salisbury, a sexual assault advocate, Moore said she thought the elderly woman “was making it up,” and referred to the woman as a “flirt.”

“I was just shocked that somebody was so blatantly putting the blame on this woman,” Flesvig said. Moore could not be reached for comment Friday.

Mark Kosieradzki, the victim’s attorney, argues that the Health Department failed in its duty as a regulator by not conducting a thorough investigation of Edgewood’s handling of the case.

“Is this a situation where the state doesn’t understand where a woman is harmed if she’s raped?” Kosieradzki asked.

Since the case came to light, sexual assault advocates said they were amazed that the rape survivor persisted with her claims amid the obstacles.