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Kansan who abused mentally ill patients denied early release

by Associated Press
| July 23, 2020 11:03 AM

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to free an ailing inmate from Kansas who, along with his wife, was convicted of abusing mentally ill patients at their treatment center, including by forcing them to work naked and engage in sexual acts, while billing the government and their families for the supposed therapy.

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