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Department of Developmental Services Offices

State Worker Abused Disabled Client In Capital Region, Second Employee Covered It Up: Police State Worker Abused Disabled Client In Capital Region, Second Employee Covered It Up: Police
State Worker Abused Disabled Client In Capital Region, Second Employee Covered It Up: Police A state employee at a facility in the region is accused of abusing a developmentally disabled client before another worker attempted to cover it up, police said. Troopers in Saratoga County were called to the Department of Developmental Services Offices (DDSO) care facility on Alpine Meadows Road in Greenfield on Saturday, March 2, for a reported abuse. State Police said an investigation found that an employee, 53-year-old Sandra Villafane, struck and injured a non-verbal resident who is diagnosed with multiple developmental disabilities. Troopers also discovered that another employee, 37-…