Monday sentencing set for Warren man for abusing 16-year-old autistic patient
A Warren man is scheduled to be sentenced Monday for abusing a 16-year-old autistic patient at a behavior health clinic last year.
Last month, twenty-year-old George Gunther pled guilty to one count of patient abuse.
The charge stems from an incident from November of 2022 when Gunther as well as co-worker Sultahn Honzu abused the boy, who was described as "autistic and non-functioning."
Prosecutors say there is video evidence of Gunther and Honzu repeatedly striking the boy, slamming him against a wall, throwing him into a bed and verbally abusing him at Penny's Behavioral Healthcare in Hubbard.
Honzu, who pled guilty to patient abuse in March, was sentenced to nine months in prison.
Prosecutors are suggesting a sentence of nine months in prison, a $5,000 fine and two years of probation once released. The maximum sentence for this charge is 18 months in prison.
