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Worker Assaults Non-Verbal Patient At Bucks County Mental Health Clinic: Police

A 25-year-old man is facing charges for assaulting a non-verbal patient at his Bucks County workplace, authorities said.

Jophany K. Raphael

Jophany K. Raphael

Photo Credit: Google Maps (Street View)/Central Bucks Regional PD

Witnesses say they saw Jophany K. Raphael, of Philadelphia, blocking the 18-year-old victim from leaving a room and then assaulting him at the Foundations Behavioral Health clinic in Doylestown sometime in June, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department.

Raphael is accused of pushing the patient — who suffers from multiple mental illnesses — to the ground and kicking them in the head, chest, and stomach while they were on the ground.

The man was arrested Monday, Aug. 8 on the following charges:

  • Neglect of Care-Dependent Person 
  • Abuse of Care-Dependent Person 
  • Simple Assault 
  • Harassment

Raphael was arraigned and a judge set bail at $250,000, records show.

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