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Dec 4, 2008 10:25 pm US/Central

Father Defends Daughter In Nursing Home Case

ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) ― The father of one of the two young women charged with abusing residents of an Albert Lea, Minn. nursing home accuses the news media of distorting the allegations.

Michael Larson has issued a statement to NBC's "Today" show. He says, "Not all of the charges are as they appear," and says his daughter "was doing nothing more than performing the duties of her job."

According to the criminal complaint, 18-year-old Ashton Larson and 19-year-old Brianna Broitzman laughed earlier this year as they spat in residents' mouths, poked and grabbed them, and at times mocked residents until they screamed.

Broitzman and Larson worked as part-time aides at the home, and have been charged as adults.

No one answered the phone Thursday morning at Broitzman's home. There was no information in court records on attorneys for either teen.

Four other teens who worked with them at the Good Samaritan Society were charged as juveniles for failing to report the incidents.

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