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Caseworkers who abused client sentenced in Lackawanna County

The abuse happened at the ARC of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

SCRANTON, Pa. — Two former workers at a group home, who verbally and physically abused a woman with mental challenges, will each serve at least eight months in jail followed by probation.

Lisa Wall and Eileen Dougherty pleaded guilty in Lackawanna County Court.

The women took videos of the abuse at the ARC of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The videos eventually wound up in the hands of Adult Protective Services and then the police.

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