Last Update: Monday, July 10, 2006. 4:00pm (AEST)

Nursing home nurses have told the Melbourne Magistrates

Court their superiors ignored their complaints about a

co-worker accused of raping his patients.

Henry Alexander, 34, is charged with raping four elderly

dementia patients over a six-month period last year.

His former co-workers told the court Alexander assaulted

patients while attending to their hygiene needs, and was

rough and cruel with them.

One nurse said her written complaint was ripped up by her

superior and another nurse was told she was an unwilling

worker after she made a verbal complaint.

July 10, 2006