King County prosecutors say reports of elder abuse have tripled over the last decade

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King County prosecutors say reports of elder abuse have tripled over the last decade
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Regarding elder abuse, last year across the state, Adult Protective Services received 65,844 reports. Of those reports, 12,785 occurred in King County.

SEATTLE — The King County unit that prosecutes elder abuse says they are tackling a problem that has tripled in the last decade.Prosecutors call it an underreported problem.

According to prosecutors, one of the county's recent cases involved Georgio Stevens, who pleaded guilty to scamming 17 victims. Alexander says Stevens would tell them something was wrong with their car, then offer to fix it while they did their grocery shopping. According to investigators, Stevens was caught on camera cashing in at ATMs and was sentenced to two years in prison.

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