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Victim in school sex assault reported assistant teacher once before 

Red Bird-area woman arrested after disabled daughter found emaciated, put on life support

A Red Bird area woman took her disabled daughter off seizure medications and allowed her to become so emaciated that she had to be put on life support, police say. Police said Schandrilla Schlesinger, 37, took her 15-year-old daughter, who has cerebral palsy and suffers severe seizures ... Dallas - August 12

Legal Issues: FASD and Confabulation: A Basic Understanding

Confabulation is making false statements without awareness of their falsehood. "The production of confabulation is typically linked to FASD due to cognitive deficits that exist. Brain damage can lead to this production of false memories without the awareness of their falsehood." People with FASD need legal assistance in order to avoid confessing to crimes that they did not commit.

Brooklyn Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Women with Mental Disability Sentenced to Minimum 6 Years in Prison

A 26-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to a minimum of six years in prison for coercing a woman with a mental disability into having ... --- The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com --- August 7, 2013 (MICHIGAN) http://is.gd/nbrlCr

DA: Abuse of Disabled Citizens Cannot be Tolerated

A man accused of sexually assaulting a disabled woman two years ago in Harrison County was convicted this week, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. --- WLOX --- August 9, 2013 (MISSISSIPPI)   http://is.gd/Uz4bVM

Father and His Girlfriend Found Guilty of Neglect of Daughter with Disability

Gilbert Young, 61, and Mai Nguyen, 47, were found guilty Aug. 8 of one count of criminal neglect of a person with a disability (Class 3 felony), one count of public ... --- The Rock River Times --- August 9, 2013 (ILLINOIS) http://is.gd/lsE5Pe

Navarre woman charged with stealing from group home of disabled adults

A Navarre woman is charged with stealing money from two dozen patients at a group home in Fort Walton Beach. According to the arrest report, 64-year-old Linda Walker-Hall worked at a Horizons Group Home. She was responsible for giving the patients their spending money each week. FLORIDA (Navarre), WEARTV, August 8, 2013

Study Points To Bullying Risk Factors For Kids With Autism 

Kids with autism are more likely to be bullied as they get older but the odds of victimization are influenced by a variety of factors, new research suggests. August 9 - Disability Scoop

Hotline Nets Thousands Of Abuse Claims  

One month after launching a hotline to report neglect and abuse of people with disabilities, one state has logged more than 7,200 tips. August 6 - Disability Scoop

Md. woman handcuffed daughter to bed to attend wedding, police said  

Family of autistic woman left in hot van had previous problems with caregivers  

The family of a 56-year-old autistic woman said there were signs of trouble by her caregivers a month before she was left in a hot van for hours on Tuesday afternoon.... Houston, July 25

Houston Garage Was Prison for Three Disabled Men

Authorities said the men, who were disabled, were kept in the garage as part of a scheme to take their government benefits checks by Walter Renard Jones, the 31-year-old grandson of the homeowner. Mr. Jones has been arrested and charged with felony elder abuse, including allegations that he struck one of the men with a cane. July 23 - NYTimes 

Caregiver Convicted and Sentenced for Abuse 

Baltimore, MD - Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Nnamdi Adiegwu, 37, of Baltimore, was convicted of Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult in the Second Degree, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Judge Justin J. King sentenced the defendant to 364 days in jail, all of which was suspended. Adiegwu will be on probation for the next year and cannot be employed in any capacity with vulnerable adults.  July 18, 2013 

Caregiver Sentenced For Assaulting Man With Disability

A caregiver who assaulted a man last year at a facility for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities won't serve jail time, according to Maryland Attorney General Doug F. Gansler. Thirty-seven-year-old Nnamdi Adiegwu of Baltimore will be on probation for a year and nto be allowed to work with "vulnerable adults" after having his 364-day jail sentence suspended, according to Gansler. MARYLAND (Baltimore), WUSA 9, July 18, 2013

Victim Of A Cruel Prank, Disabled Man Finally Gets His Wheelchair Back

After weeks of agony a disabled Long Island man finally has his state-of-the-art wheelchair back. It was stolen and vandalized by teenage pranksters. As CBS 2's Jennifer McLogan reported, the chair was found and fixed for Wednesday's big return. NEW YORK (Westbury), CBS Local, July 17, 2013

Four people charged in forced-labor case of mentally disabled woman

Three people accused of enslaving a mentally disabled woman and her daughter beat the woman, denied her food, sexually assaulted her, threatened her with dogs and snakes, and hit her badly enough to require a hospital visit for pain medicine, which they took from her, according to an indictment announced yesterday. A fourth suspect is accused of punching the woman in the face, slamming her hand in a door, kicking her in the hip and smashing her hand with a rock, forcing her to seek treatment and receive pain medications, which the four confiscated. OHIO (Columbus), The Columbus Dispatch, July 17, 2013