Friday, September 24, 2010
Eight Indicted On Reckless Abuse Charges
KENTUCKY...
Three former caregivers at a Madison County home for mentally disabled adults have been indicted on misdemeanor abuse charges.
The Kentucky Attorney General's Office announced the charges on Thursday, relating to allegations of abuse of a patient at Independent Opportunities in Richmond in September 2009.
A grand jury indicted Patsy Jackson on a charge of reckless abuse of a vulnerable adult. The panel charged Hosea Farris and Verna Campbell with criminal attempt to knowingly abuse of an adult.
Also on Thursday, the attorney general announced five former caregivers at Bluegrass Communities at Oakwood in Somerset have been charged with reckless abuse of a vulnerable adult and with failing to report the abuse.
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