Chapter 20 - The criminal resolutions
Claire and Victor were charged separately.
Unlawful restraint.
Elder-abuse-related offenses.
Assaultive conduct.
Financial exploitation allegations tied to the checking-account transfer.
Exact counts changed through negotiation.
Claire ultimately accepted responsibility for assaulting me by intentionally tipping the wheelchair and participating in unlawful confinement.
She denied wanting serious injury.
The state did not require a murder fantasy.
She received a custodial sentence largely suspended after a shorter period, followed by probation, counseling, and no contact with me except through approved channels.
Victor’s conduct carried greater confinement responsibility.
He chained the door.
Removed medication access.
Controlled the financial transfer.
He accepted a plea involving unlawful restraint, elder financial exploitation, and related offenses.
A custodial sentence measured in years, not decades.
Restitution.
Probation.
Restrictions on fiduciary authority.
No managing another vulnerable adult’s finances during supervision.
Neither one was sentenced for being a bad child.
Specific acts.
May you like
Specific consequences.
That precision helped me sleep.
