Texas Nursing Home Maintenance Worker Sentenced to Forty Years for Sexual Assaults
James Owen Spurlock, a former maintenance worker at Touchstone Farms in Hawkins, Texas, was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to twenty years for each count on Tuesday, January 14, 2009. He will serve the terms concurrently.
Spurlock was accused of having sex with a 38 year old mentally disabled woman, who told her family that he was using sex "to help prepare her for marriage". The abuse was discovered when the woman began talking about it with her family. The Wood County Sheriff's Office investigated the matter and discovered that he had also victimized a 24 year old mentally disabled woman living there.
The facility, which could only house five residents at a time, was in the process of closing when the abuse was discovered. There were three residents living at the facility at the time - two women and a man. Spurlock was a six year employee at the facility and was in charge of maintaining the facility inside and out.
The Terry Law Firm is experienced in handling cases of nursing home sexual abuse. Please contact us at 1 (888) 317-2525 or visit us at www.nursinghomejustice.com.
