Milwaukee Nursing Home Abuse Attorney Shares Horrific Story
Nursing home abuse case: Man confesses to abusing 114 people
On behalf of Milwaukee personal injury attorney Ric Domnitz of Domnitz & Domnitz, S.C. posted in Nursing Home Abuse on Monday, February 7, 2011.
According to recent reports, a therapist in Switzerland has confessed to sexually abusing more than 110 mentally disabled men, woman and children over a 29-year period. The 54-year-old was arrested nearly a year ago in this nursing home abuse case, but authorities kept the details of the case quiet to avoid media attention that would adversely affect the investigation.
Authorities detailed that “one of the central questions of this investigation is how such levels of abuse could go undetected for so long.” Officials believe that the man’s nursing home abuse practices began in 1982 and included 122 people. Thus far, the man has confessed to sexually abusing 114 mentally disabled individuals, while authorities are looking at the remaining 8 cases of attempted abuse. The age of the victims varied greatly, but authorities told the media that 42 were over 18 years of age. The youngest victim was reported at just one year old. The abuse reportedly took place at nine different nursing home facilities.
Reports detailed that the man chose his victims carefully, often finding the ones that could not speak. “In more than a dozen cases, police said, the self-described pedophile took pictures and recorded video during his assaults.” The case was broke open in March,” after two male residents of a care home informed their parents of sexual contact with the therapist. The man was subsequently arrested at his home in the Bernese Oberland, in central Switzerland.”
Due to the statue of limitations, not all the crimes can be prosecuted. Authorities detail that of the 122 victims; only 33 cases can be prosecuted.
Source; New York Daily News “Switzerland man confesses to abusing 114 mentally disabled men, women & children: Swiss police” 2/1/2011
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