A licensed practical nurse pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a mentally incapacitated patient in a Rochester nursing home. According to court reports, the man plead guilty to a misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person.

For the misdemeanor, the nurse will serve nine months in jail with the possibility of being free in six months. The man was also charged with second-degree rape, but those charges were dropped.

If you or anyone you know has been a victim of nursing home abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., at 800-346-5529.