“Lawrence Maus, of Baudler Baudler Maus & Blahnik LLP, will serve as the lawyer for Albert Lea High School graduate Brianna Broitzman, 19, who faces 11 counts related to the alleged abuse, including assault in the fifth degree and criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult. A lawyer for Ashton Larson, 18, who faces 10 similar counts, has not yet been filed, as of Tuesday morning.” [Link]

Brianna Broitzman picture

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Ashton Larson picture

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Brianna Broitzman picture

Brianna Broitzman picture

“Michael Larson has issued a statement to NBC’s ‘Today’ show. He says, ‘Not all of the charges are as they appear,’ and says his daughter ‘was doing nothing more than performing the duties of her job.’ According to the criminal complaint, 18-year-old Ashton Larson and 19-year-old Brianna Broitzman laughed earlier this year as they spat in residents’ mouths, poked and grabbed them, and at times mocked residents until they screamed.” [Link]

“The case of alleged abuse at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea will likely be told on NBC’s ‘Today Show’ on Thursday. News released Monday about the alleged abuse and charges against Albert Lea High School graduates Brianna Broitzman, 19, and Ashton Larson, 18, spread quickly, and producers at NBC said they heard about it Wednesday from the Drudge Report, which linked its story to Smokinggun.com.” [Link]

“Two of the former Good Samaritan Society employees — 19-year-old Brianna Broitzman and 18-year-old Ashton Larson — are charged as adults, while the other four are considered juveniles in the Freeborn County case. According to the criminal complaint, the teens laughed earlier this year as they spat in residents’ mouths, poked and groped their breasts and genitals and at times taunted them until they screamed. The four juveniles are charged with failing to report the incidents. A total of eight teens were allegedly involved in the incidents, but there was no record of criminal charges being filed against two of them.” [Link]