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Article by Claudia Lauer, originally published in https://apnews.com/ The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a…
Article by Angela Couloumbis, originally published in spotlight.org This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — With little fanfare, Gov. Josh Shapiro in…
Article by Chris Egusar, originally published in kqed.org Katrina Turner’s eyes lit up when her father, Pat Turner, and his fiancée, Elaine Sheffer, walked through the door of the beige stucco house in the Sacramento County community of Fair Oaks,…
Article by Jared Weaver, originally published in abc27.com A caretaker in Pennsylvania ended up causing the death of a patient after they did not renew their medication, according to a news release from the Attorney General’s Office.
Originally published by NALA, The Paralegal Association The odds of abuse are increased when an individual with special needs is placed in a group home or other communal environment. Group homes are facilities that typically provide 24-hour care to individuals…
Article By Dana DiFilipo originally published on December 22nd , 2022 on https://newjerseymonitor.com/ When 33-year-old Nick Aquilino, who is severely autistic and completely nonverbal, suffered a broken finger in July 2021, he couldn’t say what happened — and no one…
Article By Zach Mosca originally published on September 5, 2023 on www.wfmj.com In a plea deal, 20-year-old George Gunther pled guilty to one count of patient abuse and had his other charge of assault dropped.
Article By Ellie Nakamoto-White originally published on September 3, 2023 on https://www.cbs58.com After CBS 58 published an exclusive piece on Sept. 2 of abuse and neglect allegations toward a Milwaukee group home organization, several others called in the following day with…
Article By Kyw Staff originally published on August 10, 2023, on KYW News Radio A North Jersey doctor had his license revoked for sexual misconduct. He had a sexual relationship with an impaired patient resulting in a child born in 1986.…
