Louis Magrino Sentenced To Jail, Probation; Must Register As Sex Offender For Exposing Himself To Elderly Resident; Putting Another Elderly Resident In Restroom While He Sexually Abused Her Adult Daughter

Schneiderman: We Will Fight To Ensure That Nursing Home Staff Who Abuse Or Assault Residents Or Visitors Will Be Prosecuted To The Fullest Extent Of The Law

Louis Magrino, of Wayne County, was recently sentenced in front of the Honorable John B. Nesbitt in Wayne County Court to four months of jail on weekends and 10 years of probation on his prior plea to 11 counts, including Sexual Abuse in the 1^st Degree and Endangering the Welfare of an 84 year-old female nursing home resident. Magrino is required by law to be registered as a sex offender based on this conviction.

Magrino is convicted of committing numerous criminal offenses while working at the home in April of 2016, including sexually abusing a woman visiting her 99 year old mother at the nursing home. Magrino also victimized the 99 year old resident by placing her in the bathroom facing the wall while he sexually abused her daughter by forcibly touching her breasts. In a separate incident, Magrino also exposed his genitals to an 84 year-old female resident while making lewd comments.

“Residents of nursing homes and their loved ones visiting them are entitled to courteous and respectful treatment, and the right to a dignified existence in the place they call home,” Attorney General Schneiderman said. “The actions taken by the defendant were truly reprehensible, and a grotesque abuse of power. My office will keep working to ensure that nursing home staff who violate the rights of those in their care and their families are held accountable.”

The case was investigated jointly with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) of the Attorney General’s Office. MFCU Investigator Debra Clementi, MFCU Investigator Dave Giudici, Wayne County Sgt. Matt Hilkert, and Wayne County Sgt. Tammy Ryndock investigated the case, with assistance from MFCU Deputy Chief Investigator William Falk. The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant Attorney General Catherine Wagner of the MFCU Rochester Office. Catherine Wagner is also the Regional Director and the Upstate Chief of Criminal Investigations for MFCU. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is led by Director Amy Held and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Paul Mahoney. The Division of Criminal Justice is led by Executive Deputy Attorney General Kelly Donovan.