A Lanham, MD, woman who worked as a direct support professional was found guilty of second-degree abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult after evidence revealed that she physically abused a nonverbal person in her care.
She received a five-year sentence with all but 94 days suspended, five years of supervised probation, and is barred from working with vulnerable adults.
According to a news release issued on Tuesday, December 16, “Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Taibat Fola Suenu, of Lanham, Maryland, was found guilty and sentenced for abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult.” Suenu worked as a direct support professional, helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities…