Bakersfield caregiver sentenced in viral Ring camera elder abuse case

A Bakersfield judge sentenced caregiver Julie Joleen Rothgeb Thursday on one misdemeanor count of elder abuse and four misdemeanor counts of battery.

She received one year of probation, including 60 days in jail, 480 hours of supervised community service and a five-year stay-away order.

The case began in June 2025, when a Ring video went viral, appearing to show Rothgeb allegedly abusing Diane, a woman who is now 70…

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