Overview
- Sheriff's detectives arrested Kayode Agbolade Ogunba on Jan. 20 in the Los Angeles area on a Santa Barbara County warrant.
- He is being held at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail on $100,000 bail after booking on multiple felonies and a related misdemeanor.
- Charges include sexual penetration, lewd or lascivious acts by a caretaker involving force, elder abuse, and sexual battery of a dependent adult.
- The investigation began on Nov. 3, 2025, when a Goleta care home reported two patients were sexually assaulted by a certified nursing assistant.
- Detectives cite prior similar allegations in Los Angeles, believe he may have worked as a CNA in Washington and Texas, released his booking photo, and note he may have used the name "Kay."