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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs
I think the most he could be charged with is criminal neglect.
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You think that is a lesser charge than "mistreatment of a dependant adult?"
A brief Googling brings up this definition in a Washington state
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(4) "Dependent person" means a person who, because of physical or mental disability, or because of extreme advanced age, is dependent upon another person to provide the basic necessities of life...
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I know these people aren't in Washington, but I bet the definition in the state they're in is similar. They seem to be basing it on the fact that she couldn't feed herself, and by bringing her food, he was assuming care for her--in which case he had a responsibility to care better for her than he did. If he didn't want to care for her, he should have called the appropriate people even sooner.