FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- State officials have stopped admission at a local adult group home, citing a number of safety violations that surfaced in the wake of alleged abuse of a resident by a staff member.

The state Department of Social and Health Services on Monday stopped admissions at Endless Love in the 600 block of Southwest 299th Street. State officials accused its owner, Rachael Ragui, of a list of wrongdoings including failing to alert authorities in a timely manner and endangering her residents.

DSHS says one of Ragui's clients was raped several times by a man who was coming to visit her, but that Ragui never stopped it.

According to the state, the home was cited three times between August 2007 and October 2007 for failing to report the incident to proper authorities and for keeping the resident in the home and at risk for further abuse.

But Ragui claims she did not know about the alleged abuse for some time.

"No, I did not. I have evidence that shows I did not," she said. "All of these accusations are false."

She said when she did find out about the abuse, she called police and did everything she could to protect the residents of the home.

Furthermore, Ragui claims she did call the police to alert them of the alleged abuse, and she definitely did not put her residents at risk.

Police reports show that Ragui did, indeed, place a call to 911. Ragui said she also called the client's case manager to alert him of the situation. Having placed the calls, Ragui said, she believed the situation to be taken care of. She said she did not believe the rest of the residents to be at risk.

When asked why, then, the state would accused her of such wrongdoings, Ragui said, "I don't know, but I love the people here and I love what I do."

Ragui's residents were quick to come to her defense.

"They're barking up the wrong tree," said Ken, a resident. "To go after someone who's kind and helpful?"

Tears flowed down Ragui's cheeks as she listened to the only two residents she has left praise and defend her.

The state has ordered Ragui to attend a class on abuse and neglect. Her home is prohibited form taking in any new residents until further notice. If Ragui chooses not to appeal the state's decision, her current residents will need to seek the permission of the state if they wish to stay.