Adult abuse registry would protect elderly and disabled, advocates say

At age 18, Crystal Johnston’s autistic son, Daniel often struggled to communicate with her. But after noticing he wasn’t eating or sleeping well, she eventually learned that a staffer at a camp for the disabled had been accused of striking and threatening Daniel.

Adult protective services substantiated the abuse, she said. And though no criminal charges were filed, Johnston presumed that the abuser would at least be prevented from working again with other vulnerable adults.

“I was like, ‘Great, at least he’ll be on a list. People will be found out this guy is trouble.’” she said, recalling the incident from five years ago. “Then I found out there is no list. There’s just a paper that goes in a file that nobody has access to.”

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Adult abuse registry would protect elderly and disabled, advocates say