On Monday, June 22, 2026, the Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed the conviction and 25-year prison sentence of Edouard Kamdem, a former nursing assistant accused of attempting to rape a helpless patient under his care. The decision, authored by Judge Pipkin for the court’s Third Division, dismissed Kamdem’s multi-layered appeal, which questioned the sufficiency of the trial evidence and the effectiveness of his own legal representation.
The criminal charges stem from a midnight incident on September 5, 2021, at the Mann House, a specialized care facility located in Fulton County. The victim, identified in court documents as F.R., was an elderly, non-ambulatory dementia patient who required around-the-clock supervision.
According to court records, shift supervisor Shena Edgerton went looking for Kamdem around midnight to hand out shift assignments. Upon entering F.R.’s darkened room, Edgerton turned on the lights and discovered Kamdem inside the victim’s bed. Edgerton testified that Kamdem was on top of the patient with his buttocks exposed, making thrusting motions…