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Good Sam segment likely to appear on Thursday's NBC 'Today Show'
Published Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The case of alleged abuse at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea will likely be told on NBC’s “Today Show” on Thursday.
The show starts at 7 a.m.
News released Monday about the alleged abuse and charges against Albert Lea High School graduates Brianna Broitzman, 19, and Ashton Larson, 18, spread quickly, and producers at NBC said they heard about it Wednesday from the Drudge Report, which linked its story to Smokinggun.com.
The news has also spread to other national affiliates like ABC and even some news organizations out of the country.
Broitzman and Larson each face 10 or more charges for the alleged abuse, including criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult and assault in the fifth degree.
The details of the allegations surfaced after the release of the Department of Health’s report in August that concluded four teenagers were involved in verbal, sexual and emotional abuse of 15 residents at the nursing home in Albert Lea. The residents suffered from mental degradation conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Since that report, all of the teenagers have been terminated from the nursing home.
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Posted by seventyone (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 5 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We can only hope that now that the world will be watching Nelson will step up and do the job he was elected to do!!!!!!!!! Good going everyone. This has to be a step in the right direction.
Posted by Wolfie (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Everyone interviewed needs to comment on the lack of backbone in the county attorneys office and then maybe just maybe we can get the service we have been paying for all these years from Mr Nelson.
Posted by controlledhyperness (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I saw the plane coming in this morning, and thought it was odd to have a big plane like that coming into town...glad I now know why. Wonder if O'Rielly or Greta Van Sustern (among others) will be making their way this direction soon....
Posted by headscratcher (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 5:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm so glad this is going to get national attention. I think that is the only way real justice will prevail!
Posted by bobbyg (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 5:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What a way to popularize our community!
From one extreme to the other...
From happy to sad, or visa versa...
Home make over to these ...... girls at the nursing home!!!
ooof
Posted by crysandclay (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 6:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We should let Nancy Grace know-she would tear them to shreads!! They deserve it!
Posted by coco (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 6:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
as was posted last night, MARK ANDERSON, THE BIG SHOT, maybe needs to inform NBC tomorrow on his tactics of hiring, "HIRE HER, SHE'S CUTE". It's high time he move on so GSC can go back to what it was. And clean out the rest of the Dept. Heads that have their spouses working there. WHAT A JOKE!!!!
Posted by lordus0317 (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 6:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I am originally from Clarks Grove, MN, but have since moved to NYC. Today I was getting onto the subway, and two suits were talking about it "Those girls from Albert Lea, MN." This is not the way Albert Lea should be shown to the world. What those girls did was sick and wrong, and knowing 2 of them personally makes me sick to my stomach. If any of them ever dreamed of being famous, they can now know that they will live forever in infamy.
Posted by Truth (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 6:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is not good for Albert Lea but had the county done it's job to start with than we could have kept this at home. Now we are airing our dirty laundry to the world. Those girls should pay but it may cost all of us. Not all press is good for the city....
Posted by albertleanative (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 8:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
what time is the show on?
Posted by jed (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 9:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
7 o'clock, wish I could watch it, I'll be at work
Posted by outoftowner (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 10:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Gross. Now this will be sensationalized and they will be known as the "barbie groppers" or something. This is a serious crime, but it will be a laughing stock.
Posted by Grumpus (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 11:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
...and they'll get probation, per Nelson.
Posted by brokewhitegirl (anonymous) on December 3, 2008 at 11:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm a CNA myself, I just want to know why you would even get into that field if you are going to act that way??? Just go work at Wal-Mart.
Posted by FLY (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 4:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)
How do you think the Today Show should handle this story?
I would interview the prosecutor and ask why he doesn't try to get jail time for these girls. He said he expects no jail time.
Since the prosecutor doesn't feel that the vulnerable elderly are worth protecting, what other groups does he feel are not worthy of protection? Infants? Children? Mentally handicapped?
Is his decision to go lightly on the torturers based on the fact (or at least alleged fact) that he knows the families of the alleged perpetrators? Does he know the families?
What if the alleged perpetrators would have been another class of people, ie minority members, unsightly males etc, instead of attractive young female family friends (allegedly)--would those other groups get a "free pass" from the prosecutor?
Posted by wingo (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 5:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
FLY -- you hit the nail on the head there, Nelson hasn't and still doesn't do his job and what does he get???? A RAISE!!!!!!! Go figure, I guess he just wants the money and lets the criminals get away with stuff as usual.
Posted by mesrps (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 7:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
In checking the NBC Today website, they now have a video posted on line.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633
Posted by observer (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 7:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Just watched it on the Today show and was not surprised that Ashton's dad says that his daughter didn't do this and the media is exploiting everything. Mr. Larson, this is why your daughter is in the predicament she is in, no value on morals and deny everything even though she already admitted to it.
Posted by wingo (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 7:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Watched it too, did you catch how upset they are about Nelson's attitude. Are you listening to any of us Mr. Nelson?????
Posted by dutchess (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 7:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I just watched it also, they said the prosecuter isn't taking this serious. They got that right! The comment that Mr. Larson said all I can say is WOW, wonder why your daughter is the way she is!
Posted by lordus0317 (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 8:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/v...
(Just copy and paste into your browser.)
Here is the link to the video.
This is so sad.
Posted by jump82 (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 8:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)
hey holycow, that was funny as hell! Mr. Nelson, have some balls, and charge these degenerates appropriately! It is absolutely true, if male, the book would be thrown at them! hey Albert Lea, quite honestly i have never heard of you before, but you sure know how to get into the national spotlight! we here in Shively, Ky., now know how to shine for the national media! Thanx to ASHTON, AND BRIANNA!
Posted by dolphin (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 8:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Whose plane came in? Anyone know?
Posted by brokewhitegirl (anonymous) on December 4, 2008 at 8:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We should all make it our duty to start e mailing the office of Mr. Nelson on a daily basis, heck, e mail others to about how horrible he is, i.e. the Governor
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