Care Worker Sentenced for Client Assault | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

A care worker in his early 20s, Karanpreet Singh, was sentenced to over eight years for raping a vulnerable client on his first unsupervised day at work — an attack the victim had explicitly told him to stop. The assault, which occurred in the client’s home and was followed by a second attempt later that day, left her traumatized, depressed, and anxious, forcing her into therapy and increased medication. Despite arguments for a lighter sentence based on his foreign status and youth, the judge emphasized the premeditated nature of the crime and Singh’s limited English skills. After serving his…