Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a conviction in a case of abuse of a vulnerable adult. On August 28, 2024, following a bench trial, Kehinde Oluwatobi Ososanya, 38, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was found guilty of Second-Degree Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult and Second-Degree Assault by Washington County Circuit Court Judge Viki M. Pauler. Ososanya worked at an Arc of Washington County residential program, as a direct support professional and provided care to a 30-year-old intellectually disabled man with autism. On January 23, 2023, the victim was ill and was taken to an urgent care facility by Ososanya and another direct support professional. While in the urgent care lobby, Ososanya attempted to put a face mask on the victim. The victim resisted and became aggressive toward Ososanya. Ososanya’s co-worker witnessed Ososanya “karate chop” the victim in the neck. Once in the exam room, when the victim was lying down on an examination table, the witness saw Ososanya grab the victim, elbow him, punch him in his side, and knee him in his rib cage. The witness intervened to stop the abuse.
