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October 1, 2008
New York Nursing Home Aide Charged with Sexual Abuse
Robert Gundersen, a nursing home aide employed by Northeast Nursing Staff Service, L.L.C. of Glenmont, was assigned to work at the Eddy Ford Nursing Home in Cohoes, New York in August and September 2008. On September 2, 2008, Gundersen forcibly kissed the wheelchair-bound resident suffering from Multiple Sclerosis and put his tongue in her mouth. Due to her condition, she was unable to push him away from her. Gundersen was arrested and charged with first degree sexual abuse and forcible touching. He faces up to seven years in prison and would have to register as a sex offender.
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