Daughter of nursing-home rape victim to push for new state law
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007.
Jacksonville, FL - A jury awarded [Sandra] Banning $750,000 Feb. 23 in her lawsuit against Southwood [Nursing Center, Inc.], where on July 23, 2002, [Sandra's mother] was raped by a fellow resident and longtime sex criminal….
Now, Banning said she will lobby Florida lawmakers to institute mandatory background checks for all potential residents of long-term care facilities.
“I would like to see the law that is already in place in Illinois be mirrored here,” said Banning. “My goal is to make them do at least the minimum Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) background check before allowing them to be admitted.”
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