Minnesota Caregiver Enters Alford Plea, Sentenced
Michael Stuart Sende must serve twenty days in jail for injuring an elderly resident suffering from Alzheimer's disease while assisting him take a shower. The elderly man was taken to the hospital for a medical issue and found to have suspicious injuries. After an investigation, Sende was charged with criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult by a caregiver.
Sende entered an Alford plea in November 2007. An Alford plea acknowledges that evidence in the case could result in a conviction, but the defendant does not actually admit guilt.
In addition to the twenty days to be served in jail, Sende was also fined $3,000 and placed on two years probation.
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