Cedar Grove Middle School secretary Bobbie Neil Ward was arrested at the school Thursday afternoon. She faces 29 charges including abuse of disabled adults, aggravated assault, identity fraud and exploitation of an elderly person.
Police said Ward is also charged with physical abuse against a client.
“She’s charged with burning one of the disabled adults with a curling iron and beating him with extension cords,” said Nicole Marchaud, a lawyer with the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office. “We can see a trend of her taking advantage of these poor folks in various ways through financial means, physical means, verbal abuse…any means necessary for her to get what she wants to get, which ultimately is their money.”
Marchaud said prosecutors will seek maximum prison time for Ward.
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DeKalb School Secretary Accused of Elderly Abuse
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Curious about the rest of her arrest record.
Just think, if the did this to the elderly and disabled, what did she do to the kids?
Maximum prison time sounds like it would suit Ward well.
I certainly hope she gets max.
Hopeful story, thanks to this prosecuting attorney. Also pleased to see more network coverage of elder abuse. If every adult in the nation were wary of abuse and exploitation, just imagine how fewer crimes there might be.
What a piece of work. This will be an interesting case to follow.
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