New Information Released Concerning Kentucky Nursing Home Accused of Improper Cell Phone Usage
According to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services, Dawson Pointe Nursing Home was one of the two Kentucky nursing homes recently accused of allowing improper cell phone use. According to the report, an elderly resident of the facility was videoed twice on April 1, 2009 using a cell phone. The videos, taken by a nursing assistant, showed the resident, nude, in a shower chair.
The first video recording showed the elderly resident looking at the device and speaking in garbled speech. The second video revealed the resident's entirely nude body. In that video, the resident appeared to be reaching for the phone as if trying to grab it and was clearly heard saying, "turn it off". While this was occurring, a chuckle can be heard in the background.
Phyliss Johnson, 19, was arrested on April 19, 2009 for this incident and charged with video voyeurism and abuse and neglect of an adult. Her case has been referred to a grand jury.
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