NURSING HOME ABUSE AND NEGLECT PLACES MINNESOTA TEENS IN HOT WATER
In early December, 2008, a group of teenagers working at a Minnesota nursing home (two of which are pictured below), were charged with allegations of abuse and sexually humiliation of elderly residents, many of which were suffering from dementia or other mental disorders.
Prosecutors contend that six young females were involved in the despicable activity and were named in criminal complaints filed December 1st charging them with cruel behavior at the Good Samaritan Society nursing home, which is located in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Only two of the girls charged are identified by name as they were not minors at the time the abuse was alleged to have occurred. Brianna Broitzman, 19 (pictured above left), and Ashton Larson, 18 (above right), were two of six alleged to have spat upon, spanked, improperly touched, and tormented residents earlier this year. According to prosecutors, Broitzman allegedly poked one resident's breasts, spit into the mouth of another elderly person, and "put her bare butt" in the face of a resident. Larson was alleged to have once "inserted her finger into a resident's rectum," spit water on another "vulnerable adult," and would deliberately bathe a resident in a rough manner so the elderly man would get an erection. The 4 minors were identified in the complaints by their initials and dates of birth. Broitzman alone was charged with 11 criminal counts, and Larson was charged with 10 counts. Each face up to a year in jail for each count.
