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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Plea Of Former Nursing Home Resident Who Sexually Abused Disabled Resident At Same Facility

COOPERSTOWN -- Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the conviction of Homer Pearce, of Sidney, New York, a former resident at the Focus at Otsego Nursing and Rehabilitation Center who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a disabled resident at the same nursing home. Pearce, 79, pled guilty before the Honorable John F. Lambert in Otsego County Court of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a class D felony. Pearce was sentenced to two years in prison.

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Action Details

  • Date:November 1, 2017
  • Agency:New York Attorney General
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies