Three Filipinos who owned and worked in an unlicensed hospice care facility in Riverside, California were found guilty of elderly abuse by the California Department of Justice (DOJ).
The suspects, identified as Joel Ombao, Ronnel Tiburcio, and Nimfa Molina, were convicted of"neglect and abuse of severely disabled elderly patients," according to a press statement released by California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office on Aug. 1.
The victims involved were six disabled residents of the Secure Hands board and care facility, whose ages range from 32 to 66 years-old. A jury trial was held that led to their convictions -- Ombao with four counts of felony elder abuse, facing around seven years in prison; Tiburcio with six counts of felony elder abuse, facing around nine years in prison; and Molina with one misdemeanor count of elder abuse, facing up to six months in county jail.
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