{"id":286113,"date":"2026-09-15T00:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T00:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/286113\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T00:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T00:04:18","slug":"nurse-performed-exorcism-on-nursing-home-resident-grand-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/286113\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurse performed exorcism on nursing home resident: grand jury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. Pa. (WKRC) &#8211; A registered nurse is accused of performing an exorcism on a nursing home resident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/exorcism-unsanitary-conditions-security-issues-gracedale-nursing-home-pennsylvania\/4461196\/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_PHBrand&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawUQAwpwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAGJyaWQRMVk0bjU5YXc3c1VqbVNFYmNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeNTk6uc7sj3IVTxE6UDfdXxHeWvubPSH_nktwabBj5ImEBnoAC1hBlr668M8_aem_BEgtps0nkwbwM-rlCs9ynw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to WCAU, <\/a>Octavia Robinson, a registered nurse, was taken into custody after she allegedly performed an exorcism on a nursing home resident and attacked her.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson was arrested following an incident on June 23, 2025, in which she allegedly visited Gracedale Nursing Home, a county-run facility in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and assaulted a resident, claiming the elderly woman had &#8220;demons&#8221; inside of her.<\/p>\n<p>The report states that the suspect is also accused of sticking her fingers down the woman&#8217;s mouth and putting clothes and towels into her throat, as well as striking the woman repeatedly in the back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/lehighvalley\/lehigh-county\/western-lehigh-county\/nurse-at-gracedale-nursing-home-assaulted-patient-claimed-victim-had-demons-inside-her-police-say\/article_74f74a4c-c344-44e1-b057-871498cd0074.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A report from WFMZ from 2025 states<\/a> that law enforcement responded to a welfare check after a caller said a nurse was behaving strangely and would not come out of a room for approximately two hours.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents reviewed by WFMZ reportedly indicate that an officer said he witnessed the incident and had found Robinson with her fingers in the victim&#8217;s mouth while saying there were &#8220;demons inside of the victim that needed to come out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The documents further indicate that the victim, who was nonverbal and bedridden, appeared to be in distress, per WFMZ.<\/p>\n<p>A grand jury report reviewed by WCAU reportedly states that the victim&#8217;s elderly roommates tried for more than 30 minutes to alert staff at the facility and law enforcement to what was happening, with officers having to forcefully interrupt Robinson&#8217;s alleged assault.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect also allegedly resisted arrest, per WCAU&#8217;s report.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson was later admitted for psychiatric evaluation and faced criminal charges upon her release from a hospital, according to WCAU.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the incident, the report from the grand jury also reportedly revealed the following conditions at the facility:<\/p>\n<p>Patients being assaulted by staff and by other patientsDeplorable sanitary conditions<\/p>\n<p>The report further states that residents had wandered away from the facility on several occasions and were located by law enforcement, WCAU reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, Medicare reported three &#8220;inspection deficiencies&#8221; at the facility in 2023, followed by two in 2024 and 14 in 2025. The deficiencies documented in 2025 included cases in which residents allegedly did not receive prescribed medications or necessary medical care.<\/p>\n<p>A report dated April 16, 2025, also found that two refrigerators contained expired food or items stored in containers without proper labeling, per WCAU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. Pa. 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