A care home worker who sexually assaulted one of the residents has been given a five-year restraining order.

Suzanne Ruckert met the victim at the care home in Castle Point, Essex, between 2021 and 2022.

Over the course of five months, she contacted the victim directly via social media and sent them intimate images, initiating sexual contact.

At Basildon Crown Court on November 11, the 29-year-old, of Atherstone Road in Canvey Island, pleaded guilty to three counts of non-penetrative sexual assault of a mentally disabled person.