KINGSTON – A former employee
of Northeast Center for Special Care in Lake Katrine was found guilty
after trial in Ulster County Court of sexually abusing six residents of
the facility, each of whom was in the facility after suffering traumatic
brain injuries. The six victims all testified in court.
Jacky Stanley, 50, of Kingston faces 8 1/3 to 25 years in state prison
when sentenced in July.
Northeast Center for Special Care provides care and rehabilitation to
individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injuries caused by stroke,
motor vehicle accidents, falls, and other catastrophic events.
Stanley was a former counselor and was responsible for helping new residents
acclimate to the center. His duties as a “neighborhood counselor”
included managing the residents’ social environment and ensuring
that residents participated in their required programs.
As prosecutors proved, between July 2014 and February 2015, Stanley used
his position to gain access to residents several times and forcibly performed
sex acts, including oral sex. In February 2015, he used his position of
trust to abuse another resident while that person slept.
Stanley was suspended and then terminated based on allegations of sexual
abuse. He was arrested in July 2016 and indicted by the Ulster County
grand ju8ry in August on several felony charges including criminal sexual
act, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically
disabled person.
He was convicted of one count of criminal sexual act, seven counts of
sexual abuse, and 16 councils of lesser charges.
