Somerset County Man Charged With Raping Mentally Ill Woman

A Somerset County man has been charged with repeatedly raping a mentally disabled woman at her apartment and, later, at the nursing home where she's lived since 2007.

Gary Lee Livengood, 58, of Berlin, was arraigned on charges including rape and rape of a disabled person Thursday.

Berlin police said the victim was afraid to report the attacks because Livengood has "lots of guns and knives." Police said the attacks began in 2004 and continued through May when Livengood was banned from visiting the woman at the nursing home.

Police said the woman suffered a mild heart attack after one incident and told her sister, who contacted police.