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<H1 itxtvisited="1">2 teen girls charged in nursing resident abuse</H1><H2 itxtvisited="1">They allegedly taunted, spat on, groped residents with dementia disorders</H2><DIV class=p12 itxtvisited="1">getCSS("3088867")Video Teens charged in nursing home abuse
Dec. 4: Two teenage girls are accused of abusing the elderly residents of the Minnesota nursing home where they worked. TODAY’s Meredith Vieira talks to Wes Bledsoe of A Perfect Cause about elder abuse.Today show

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getCSS("3053751")getCSS("3053751") Most popular• Most viewed updated 4:37 p.m. ET, Thurs., Dec. 4, 2008 function UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) { var n = document.getElementById("udtD"); if(pdt != '' && n && window.DateTime) { var dt = new DateTime(); pdt = dt.T2D(pdt); if(dt.GetTZ(pdt)) {n.innerHTML = dt.D2S(pdt,((''.toLowerCase()=='false')?false:true));} } } UpdateTimeStamp('633640234662870000'); ALBERT LEA, Minn. - Two teenage girls who worked at a nursing home have been charged with abuse, accused of taunting, spitting on and groping the breasts and genitals of residents who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia disorders.

According to the criminal complaint, filed Monday, 19-year-old Brianna Broitzman and 18-year-old Ashton Larson laughed earlier this year as they spat in residents' mouths, poked and grabbed them, and at times mocked them until they screamed.

Broitzman and Larson, who worked as part-time aides at the home, have been charged as adults.

Story continues below ↓ advertisement | your ad here dap('&PG=NBCMSN&AP=1089','300','250');Larson's father disputed the charges against his daughter in a statement issued to and read on NBC's "Today" show Thursday.

"Not all of the charges are as they appear. Much of this has been distorted by the news media," Michael Larson said in the statement.

"My daughter was doing nothing more than performing the duties of her job."

No one answered the phone Thursday morning at Broitzman's home. There was no information in court records on attorneys for either teen.

[b]Complaint: Eight teens involved[/b]
Four other teens who worked with them at the Good Samaritan Society were charged as juveniles for failing to report the incidents.

A total of eight teens were allegedly involved in the incidents, but there was no record of criminal charges being filed against two of them.

Broitzman and Larson are charged with assault, abuse of a vulnerable adult by a caregiver, abuse of a vulnerable adult with sexual contact, disorderly conduct and failing to report suspected maltreatment. All are gross misdemeanors.

If found guilty, Broitzman and Larson "most likely will face suspended jail sentences and probation, so they'd have the threat of jail hanging over them if they get in more trouble," Freeborn County Attorney Craig Nelson told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis.



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The Minnesota Department of Health released a report in August showing that 15 residents with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia disorders were abused at the facility between Jan. 1 and May 1.

[b]Group allegedly laughed about incidents[/b]
According to the complaint filed Monday, one of the aides said the group gathered at work or school to "talk and laugh about the incidents."

Mark Anderson, administrator at the Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, told WCCO-TV that the past few months have been difficult for the staff, the home's residents and their families.

"We are just really thankful that the proceedings are moving forward and hopefully can see some closure to this whole process," Anderson said.

Folks,

Sorry that I messed up the pasting of this article. Please click on link and the article will read clearly.

This story is upsetting and I wanted to know what your thoughts are? I think that teens running this nursing home in the evening hours without proper adult supervision is significant. For instance, perhaps one LPN will be responsible for 30 patients and it becomes impossible for the LPN to care for all the patients and then babysit the staff as well. And one RN (supervisor) may be responsible for the whole building which might house 200 patients. And the four friends that is guilty because of the silence they kept....funny thing is that kids are like this. Their motto is, "One for all and all for one."

So sad that the elderly have to suffer through abuses by those younger and stronger then they are. So sad that the elderly have to learn fear in the winter of their lives.

Gods Blessings,

Al

It isn't so bad getting abuse while diaper changing by pretty looking girls right?

My goodness. Even the devil can disguise themselves as a beautiful angel of light.

You made such a significant point: The devil can disguise himself into an angel of light. Yes so many masks that the devil can wear but the devil is still only the great pretender. He pretends to care, to love, to be god, but he is not. The great pretender is only a little germ who only cares about causing hurt and division.

What we need to figure out is if these two lads are even Christian and to see where have they gone wrong.

In many cultures, respecting the elder is highly focused.

I remember my critical thinking class questioning and one of it is how I view of America as a nation who cares for their elders or do they just put them into them convalescent homes to get abuse by these two face so called nursing aids.



They say that the eyes is the gate to a person's soul.

If we look at the picture and look deep into their eyes, what do we notice?

I see a deep and darken soul in their eyes.

Bible Scholar,

You're right. The eyes are the mirrors of the soul, so I did as you suggested and looked into their eyes. I didn't see life although this sort of test is'nt a 100 percent certain. Yes, we must keep these girls and their families in our prayers. If these girls did the crime then they must pay the price but we must pray that they will answer the knocks of Jesus on their hearts. Jesus and only Jesus saves. Pray for these kids, pleeze.