Ex-Home Health Aide Admits Forcing Stuffed Animal Into Disabled Patient’s Mouth

Article written By Jon Craig, www.newsbreak.com

A 36-year-old man has admitted to physically abusing a severely developmentally-impaired girl while working as her caregiver in the family’s Southampton home, authorities said

The abuse included forcing water and a stuffed animal into the girl’s mouth, they said.

Edmondo DiPaolo, of Pemberton Township, admitted guilt in exchange for a 23-year sentence in New Jersey state prison, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw.

He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and child endangerment, Bradshaw said.