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A profoundly disabled woman was sent to the emergency room hundreds of times by twisted staffers at a Queens group home, who subjected her to “staggering violence and cruelty” — including once shoving a sex toy down her throat, according to a lawsuit.
Instead of caring for the woman, known as SB, a nonverbal 29-year-old with an IQ of 41 who struggles with impulse control, bipolar disorder, and ADHD, staffers at the 226th Street residence in Laurelton dumped her at the ER “often multiple times in a single week,” her family claimed in court papers.
The staff’s “increasing belligerence” led to a “marked decline” in SB’s physical and mental health, her sister, Jennifer Waldron, contended in the lawsuit, which accused workers of beating her with a cable box; throwing a boot at her, and failing to stop another resident from slapping and throwing boiling tea at her.
The abuse came to light in February 2022, when an anonymous whistleblower texted Waldron four short videos of SB being violated.
Staffers shoved a sex toy down her throat, according to a lawsuit.
The 29-year-old woman, known as SB, is nonverbal and struggles with impulse control, bipolar disorder, and ADHD, according to reports.
The sister reported the alleged abuse to the state Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, which substantiated sexual and physical abuse complaints.
Three of the workers — Latisha Woodall, Marjorie Cadesty, and Amelia Parcells — were criminally charged, but the cases were later sealed.
Waldron is seeking unspecified damages from the Independent Living Association, which operates the facility.
A disabled woman was sent to the ER hundreds of times by staff at a Laurelton group home — who were caught on video physically abusing her.
The abuse came to light in February 2022, when an anonymous whistleblower texted Waldron four short videos of SB being violated.
The workers who abused SB no longer work at the group home but SB, who moved there in 2017, still lives there while her sister struggles to get her another place to live, said Waldron’s lawyer, David Lebowitz.
The three workers were found to be “responsible for the conduct alleged,” the Justice Center told The Post, adding in a statement that, “The agency has taken every measure within its legal authority to ensure that these individuals will no longer work with people with special needs in New York.”
The Independent Living Association did not immediately return a call for comment.
