IMAGE: Canadian professor accused of kidnapping and raping 80-year-old grandmother with Alzheimer's disease at Bahamas resort, and the US federal agent who captured him

New details are emerging about the Canadian tourist accused of kidnapping and rape an 80 year old grandmother of Alzheimer's in a luxury resort in the Bahamas.

Gordon Wilkie, 61, of New Waterford, Nova Scotia, was arrested and charged with rape during the shocking January 28 incident at the Warwick Hotel Paradise Island Bahamas.

DailyMail.com can confirm that Wilkie is a faculty member at Novia Scotia Community College, where he specializes in renewable energy, and has been placed on leave following his arrest.

“It's really hard to find just the right words because in our minds it's just beyond horrific,” the victim's son, David Ahrens, told DailyMail.com in a telephone interview on Friday. “It's just the worst scenario.”

Meanwhile, Special Agent Tom Justice of US Homeland Security Investigations, who happened to be staying at the same hotel, has emerged as a hero in the case after joining the search for the kidnapped woman and restraining Wilkie until he could be arrested by the Bahamian police. .

The alleged attack follows a U.S. State Department travel warning of a spike in homicides in the Bahamas, and recent allegations from two Kentucky mothers who say they were raped by staff at the Pirate's Cove beach resort on Grand Bahama .

Wilkie is being held without bail in the Bahamas and his attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday morning.

Stacey Baillie, a spokesperson for Novia Scotia Community College, told DailyMail.com in a statement: “We are aware of a case currently before the courts in the Bahamas involving very serious criminal charges against an employee brings.'

Baillie declined to comment on individual employees, citing privacy laws.

“I can confirm that any employee facing serious criminal charges such as this will be placed on leave while the matter is before the courts and pending the results of an internal investigation,” she added.

Wilkie runs a solar energy installation company and was a renewable energy instructor at NSCC's Dartmouth campus, according to a 2021 report CBC News interview about theft of solar panels.

The victim in the case is also Canadian, but her family has no connection to the accused attacker other than staying at the same resort in the Bahamas during their vacation.

Ahrens, who shared his mother's photo publicly but asked not to be named, said the family is speaking out to demand “full justice” for her and to warn others of the dangers to vulnerable family members.

According to Ahrens, that one GoFundMe campaign To help cover his mother's medical and legal costs, she had traveled with his sister on a short vacation to the Bahamas when the attack occurred.

Ahrens said his sister kept a close eye on their mother throughout the trip, but the brazen kidnapping happened in a split second when they became separated in an elevator.

Ahrens said that on the last night of the trip, his sister and mother were chatting at happy hour with friends they met at the resort, including Officer Justice, who was in the Bahamas on temporary duty.

At that point, Wilkie, whom they had not met before, invited himself to join them.

“They thought it was strange, but you know, everyone is on vacation,” he said.

Ahrens said that when the group of friends got up to go to dinner, Wilkie also invited himself, which they also found 'a bit strange'.

After dinner, Ahrens said Wilkie got into the same elevator as his sister and mother, who were heading to their shared room to get ready for bed.

When the elevator reached their floor, the nurse got out, but when she turned to help her mother, the doors were already closing, he said.

He said that according to his sister, the doors seemed to close faster than normal, but noted that there was no camera in the elevator to see if the “close door” button had been pressed.

“Then there will be panic,” he said. 'They were looking for my mother and begged reception and security for help, which they didn't do for over half an hour.'

The Warwick Paradise Islands Bahamas did not respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com.

Officer Justice and other guests immediately joined the search, walking the hotel hallways for about 40 minutes and shouting the victim's name.

When the Bahamian police finally arrived, Justice received a group text message from the resort friends participating in the search, and went to the hotel lobby to meet the police.

“He presses whatever floor he was on, and the elevator arrives and the doors open, and there's my mother with the attacker,” Ahrens said.

“He saw it, and immediately he saw my mother holding her underwear. So he reacted immediately and just went into the elevator and pinned him down,” he added.

Wilkie was arrested by Bahamian authorities and accused of raping the vulnerable woman in his hotel room.

Examinations at the hospital confirmed that the 80-year-old woman had been sexually assaulted, and Ahrens said she was able to provide a detailed statement despite her memory impairment.

“She made a statement about the incident that evening and it was very, very detailed,” he said.

Although Ahrens was not traveling with his mother, he immediately flew down when he heard of the attack and listened in horror as a police sergeant read him the statement his mother had made at the hospital.

'It's shockingly detailed and so disturbing. It's just terrible. No one should ever hear something like that. Period of time.'

Homeland Security Investigations' Charlotte field office released a statement confirming the incident and commending Agent Justice.

“HSI management is aware of the actions taken by SA Justice during his interim service and is proud of the manner in which he has gone above and beyond to protect the welfare of others,” the statement said.

“His actions are consistent with the highest standards of this agency.”

Wilkie first appeared in the case on February 2, but was not required to enter a plea, according to the court Nassau guard.

He was denied bail, but he can apply for bail in the High Court.

He is scheduled to appear on May 29 for the filing of a voluntary indictment, which will expedite the case to the Supreme Court for trial.

“I am pleased that this man was immediately taken into custody and I hope he will remain behind bars for as long as necessary,” Ahrens said. “This is a very dangerous person.”