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In reply to the discussion: Cuomo Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by a 2nd Former Aide [View all]no_hypocrisy
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I had a law client, a certified registered nurse, who was accused by one of her charges in a long-term care facility. The "victim" was 73 and in a wheelchair. She claimed my client abused her 15 different ways (emotional, psychological, mentally, and physically) during a shift (8 hours). She claimed neglect of her basic needs. More damning was her son claimed he saw his mother's leg being crushed like a vise when she was being lifted from wheelchair to bed. Even more damning, the "victim's" roommate testified that she heard the situation from behind her curtain.
Doesn't look good, does it?
We had three hearings. I cross examined all witnesses, including the "victim".
We came up with 14 inconsistencies in the evidence/testimony for the "victim". She also confided to my client that she wished she had money to buy her son (the witness) a house and a new car. Investigation into the "victim's" financial status found she had a reverse mortgage on her home, in an amount higher than its value. Stuff like that. Now, all of a sudden it didn't LOOK good for the "victim."
As for the son and the roommate, I cross examined them and found decided inconsistencies in their stories.
I was left with one last question to be addressed: Why would an old woman in a wheelchair, who otherwise had a good working relationship with my client, make all this up? Because the evidence indicated that this particular woman only got really upset when she missed a medical appointment or test. She missed a DEXA Scan twice and blamed my client for having to make yet a third appointment.
So, long story short, yes, on its face, my client looked damnable. But I gleaned poignant facts to exonerate her.
I'm holding off judgment on Gov. Andrew Cuomo. I'd like to have these women testify under oath.