On August 12th, three teenagers in Detroit, MI have been charged with raping a 90-year-old woman. Maurice Randall, 17, Anthony Hardy, 18, and a 15-year-old boy whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile were arraigned immediately.
Continue Reading...An investigation by the Bristol Herald Courier in Bristol, Virginia has revealed that police failed to question a serial rapist in a nursing home sexual assault case three years despite strong evidence that he was a suspect. The newspaper's ongoing investigation has revealed that failures by both the nursing home staff and law enforcement allowed the rapist to remain free and sexually assault at least a dozen residents at two different long-term care facilities over a period of 10 years.
Continue Reading...An employee at a nursing home repeatedly molested at least seven residents between 2000 and 2007. Now, an investigation by a local newspaper has shown that the abuse was allowed to continue even though there were warning signs. The investigation also documents the torment the abused residents must still live with, even though the molester is now in prison.
Continue Reading...Local police and officials at nationally renowned school for disadvantaged children in Pennsylvania failed to follow up on an allegation of molestation in 1998. This failure allowed the pedophile to continue visiting the school and molest at least 17 more children before finally being arrested in 2008.
Continue Reading...A North Carolina nursing home worker has been accused of sexually assaulting an elderly resident. The assault allegedly took place in February, but the victim only recently came forward.
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Arizona is one of the few states in the country that has a unique statutory definition of “abuse” of nursing home patients.
“Abuse” means:
1. Intentional infliction of physical harm.
2. Injury caused by negligent acts or omissions.
3. Sexual abuse or sexual assault.
This definition is broader than the common definition of abuse and therefore includes what would ordinarily be classified as simple negligence. This expanded definition is helpful in asserting claims for poor care given to Arizona nursing home patients.
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