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Home Operator Indicted Involuntary Servitude Case
A Mercer County indictment charges Jean Douglas of Willingboro with holding seven residents in involuntary servitude at a Trenton boarding home that housed up to 38 residents. The facility, listed by welfare officials for placing relatives, allegedly abused elderly and disabled residents through intimidation and violence, with some referred from Trenton State Psychiatric Hospital. If convicted on all counts, Douglas faces up to 45 years in prison and fines.
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New Jersey
Jean Douglas
Trenton
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Willingboro
Mercer County Welfare of
Douglas
Welfare Board
Trenton State Psychiatric Hospital