elder abuse

Published on: August 19, 2025

Hospital Visit Uncovers Elder Neglect Allegations

A Florida woman was arrested for elder abuse after she took her father to the hospital, where he was found to be covered in human waste and maggots.

At the end of July, a woman in Pensacola, Florida, reported that her father’s heart rate was dangerously high and asked for help getting him to the hospital. When paramedics arrived, they found the man in poor condition. According to the arrest report, he appeared frail and malnourished and had sores and soiled clothing. Medical staff later noted a wound on his right hip, about the size of a softball, with infection and tissue damage. They also reported finding maggots and waste in the wound. Additionally, he was diagnosed with diabetes and heart failure.

The authorities reported that the man was unable to move on his own and had not seen a doctor since January. Police said he was still able to communicate and appeared aware of why he was in the hospital, and he told them he had been in a recliner for several months. His daughter reportedly told investigators she had been her father’s caregiver and that she had not moved him from the chair since June due to transportation issues. She said she had tried to get him to the hospital in April but was unable to complete the trip.

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Published on: November 13, 2019

Woman Scammed $63k From Elderly Fire Survivor

by Staycie R. Sena

A suspect has been accused of taking advantage of a 75-year-old woman who survived the Camp Fire by allegedly stealing over $63,000 from the insurance money issued to cover the victim’s losses.

In 2018, the Camp Fire, one of the worst fires California has ever experienced, forced an estimated 50,000 to relocate from their residences in addition to consuming the lives of several people.

At the end of July, the authorities learned about a 75-year-old woman who had lost her home in the fire and had received a check from her insurance company to assist her with the catastrophic event. They reportedly found that a 29-year-old California resident, Brenda Rose Asbury, had allegedly found a way to extract $63,100 from the woman’s settlement money.

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Published on: March 21, 2019

Model Conned Half a Million Dollars From Elderly Man

by Staycie R. Sena

A well-to-do South Carolina man has accused a woman that he believed he was dating for the last decade of exploiting his emotions in order to extort $500,000 from him.

75-year-old Diarmuid Hogan was visiting New York City in 2009 when he met a 23-year-old woman who was employed as a model. The two hit it off and began to talk when the young lady allegedly disclosed that she was in financial trouble.

The woman, Jacqueline Frances Moore, reportedly insinuated that she was open to having a physical relationship with Hogan, and he decided to extend financial assistance for her needs.

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Published on: January 6, 2019

99-Year-Old Raped by Intruder on New Year’s Eve

by Staycie R. Sena

A San Francisco man was charged with three felonies on Wednesday after he was accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman in her apartment on New Year’s Eve.

A 99-year-old woman who resides in a Chinatown housing project reported that a man knocked on her door around 12:30 pm on New Year’s Eve. She said that she opened the door and tried to obstruct him from entering, but he came inside anyway.

After the man was in her apartment, the alleged victim said that he washed his hands before he pulled down his pants and tried to have sex with her upon her bed. She reportedly told the man that he was causing her physical pain, which caused him to cease and leave her home.

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