ALBERT LEA — A second former aide accused of sexually and psychologically humiliating residents of an Albert Lea nursing home has made a plea deal.
The Albert Lea Tribune reports a tearful 20-year-old Ashton Larson entered Alford pleas Thursday to three counts of disorderly conduct by a caregiver, a gross misdemeanor.
An Alford plea acknowledges the prosecution has enough evidence to convict. Each count acknowledged a different victim.
Co-defendant Brianna Broitzman entered a similar plea in August. Larson's plea brings the number of victims acknowledged in the case up to six.
About a dozen family members attended Larson's hearing.
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Broitzman and Larson were accused of abusing residents at the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in 2008. Four other aides were charged in juvenile court with not reporting the abuse.
