A 53-year-old man who used to work as a care aid at Shepherd’s Villa in Hepburn has pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual exploitation of a person with a disability.

It was reported to Rosthern RCMP last April that sexual assaults had occurred at a care facility and investigation determined that between 1992 and 2009, five adult residents of the facility were sexually assaulted. Brent Gabona hasn’t worked at Shepherd’s Villa since 2009. He was originally charged last May with five counts of sexual assault and three counts of sexual exploitation of a person with a disability. The former care aide’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 11th.