Klunk’s Anti-Elder Abuse Bill Sent to the Governor
HARRISBURG – Legislation to combat elder abuse by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) was approved by the Senate and sent to the governor for his signature.
“Over the past few years, there have been many well-document instances of elder abuse through the posting of demeaning pictures of senior citizens on the internet,” Klunk said. “
My House Bill 1431 seeks to end this horrific practice by making it a crime for care providers to take, post or share demeaning and humiliating images and videos of any care-dependent person, such as a senior citizen in a care facility.”
Klunk’s bill would grade this type of abuse a third-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a fine up to $2,500.
Signs of abuse are isolation, weight loss, bruises or broken bones, increased confusion, unusual withdrawals from bank accounts, and signing over a home to another person.
If you are the victim of elder abuse, or if you suspect someone you know is a victim, call 911 or the state’s 24-hour abuse hotline at 1-800-490-8505.
Representative Kate A. Klunk
169th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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