Mickey Rooney: Elder Abuse Victim?

Mickey Rooney and his wife, Jan, arrive at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on February 22, 2009.

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(CBS) Mickey Rooney says he has a new role - but not one he wants:

Elder abuse victim.

The veteran actor, 90, claims his stepson is withholding food and medicine and interfering with his finances, the New York Daily News reported. On Monday, a judge granted him a temporary restraining order against his stepson, Chris Alber. He's the son of Rooney's eighth wife, January.

"Chris is verbally abusive toward Mickey," court papers allege. "He yells and screams at Mickey. He threatens, intimidates, bullies, and harasses Mickey. Mickey is effectively a prisoner in his own home."

If Rooney is a victim of elder abuse, he's got lots of company. Every year, an estimated 2.1 million older Americans fall victim to physical, psychological, sexual, financial, or other forms of abuse and neglect, according to the American Psychological Association. And for every case reported to authorities, experts estimate there may be as many as five cases that were not reported.

Elder abuse and neglect are particularly common when the older person is mentally impaired, the association says.That seems not to be the case with Rooney, whose film career spans eight decades and includes multiple Oscar nominations. Rooney is described in the News as being sharp-witted.

"All I want to do is live a peaceful life, to regain my life and be happy," Rooney wrote in a statement quoted by the paper. "I pray to God each day to protect us, help us endure, and guide those other senior citizens who are also suffering."

[GertrudeGettinger]

Conservatorships, Guardianship call it what you want, its become a legal way to steal. The main method is involving many lawyers and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees. Victims used to be elderly, veterans and disabled children who were too weak to put up a fight. Today victims need only have money, the more the bigger a target you are. Look into the judges and lawyers involved the are often the same gang of thugs. Destroying lives, families and looting estates. Hard to belive? See the websites below.
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[lux9999]

I read Mr. Mickey Rooney's great public comments. He expressed his
frustrations of elder abuse experiences.

I have the similiar cases as Mr. Mickey Rooney's elder abuse experiences.

My dad died in 2009 after that my mom and I never knew that my siblings abused to control against our privacy life and decision rights. I was disgusted of my siblings who gave me their irrelevant and false Trust and Will document copies after my dad died.

I'd try to report my complaints to the Los Angeles County Adult Protection Service social workers who abused to take advantage of my many complaints for financial, emotional, verbal abuses and other reasons after my dad died to continue now. The APS social workers made fun of me as a deaf ASP victim after my dad and mom died to continue now.
They never supported to listen my ASP complaint rights, because I am a deaf ASP victim.

My siblings evaded to take out my 85 years old mom back to the Sherman Oaks home board and room care on March 5th, 2010 without my full consents
until I never knew that her Sherman Oaks home board and room care doctors
gave mixed and wrong medinces to cause my mom's health problems as my mom
was murdered to die by wrong medinces on March 5th, 2011 without my full consents.

It is very harder to find any Probate attorney and pro bona attorney who can support my consitutional rights to speak out against my siblings who abused to control against my privacy life and decision rights after my dad and mom died. I still cry harder and harder every day and I can't sleep every nights after my dad and mom died as I am a great deaf victim now.

I am a greater helpless and speechless deaf victim without any legal helps after my dad and mom died to continue now.

If you can help me to find any Los Angeles private or pro bona attorney at no cost, please e-mail at [e-mail]

[elainerenoir]

Perhaps Mickey Rooney's testimony before the Committee was actually the greatest accomplishment of his life. I will always think of him as a true and brave champion for the cause.

Much of the horror he described personally enduring during his ordeal mirrors what also happens to guardianship and conservatorship abuse victims across the country, who lose all their civil rights and liberties under the guise of protection. Guardianship wards, unlike Mr. Rooney, even lose the right to complain.

Forewarned is forearmed! Please visit NASGA's websites at www.StopGuardianAbuse.org, www.AnOpenLetterToCongress.info and Blog at http://NASGA-StopGuardianAbuse.blogspot.com.

Guardianship abuse IS elder abuse.

Yours,
Elaine Renoire
NASGA

[Dignity4elders]

As of January 1, 2011, everyday for the next 20 years, over 10,000.00 American's will be turning 65&.Elder Abuse is on the rise and is considered to be the New White Collar Crime&.Virginia E. Palumbo was a victim of Elder Abuse committed by her alcoholic and drug addicted son, her eldest daughter, and her son-in-law. Virginia E. Palumbo was stripped of all her financial assets, Stocks, Bonds, and Safety Deposit Box contents, Certificate of Deposit Accounts, Real Estate Property, Personal Possessions, Personal ID, Credit Cards, ATM Card, Checkbook&.her Eye glasses, Dentures and Walker, and even her Burial Plot was stolen from her. Denied any communication, mail or phone calls, Virginia E Palumbo was left on the floor of her own home bleeding, starving, dehydrating, and decomposing alive&after surviving that she was illegally held against her will in a convalescent home where all her Civil Rights were once again violated and denied by her eldest daughter, son-in-law, addict son and a number of corrupt attorneys that manipulated the system to deny Virginia E. Palumbo her Civil Rights in life and in death&.Virginia E. Palumbo's body was hidden from her remaining friends and family. Virginia E. Palumbo was cremated within hours of her death, buried on top of her deceased husband&and a Security Guard was hired to keep all friends and family away&.
Like Mickey Rooney, Virginia E. Palumbo was denied all of her Innate Rights, particularly including her Civil Rights&Virginia E. Palumbo was denied any opportunity and didn't have the strength that Mr. Rooney did to speak out&.his voice was heard&.for Mrs. Virginia E. Palumbo she was Tormented and Suffered Greatly at the hands of those three family members&but there is so much more to this story that needs to be told! Help Dignity 4 Elder's get Virginia E. Palumbo's story out so that New Legislation can be made, enforcement actually occurs as, at present, the lack of stricter laws and the general lack of enforcement makes Elder Abuse Laws nothing more than Legalized Murder of the Elderly!

[markbda]

Oh, and if you're still speaking English, it's "every day for the next 20 years", and I won't be wearing my everyday shoes to listen to that. Also, the plural of American is "Americans", not "American's". And that's only the first line of this text. I won't even bother with the rest. Quality control, anyone?

[markbda]

Too bad the CBS NY local news "correspondent" didn't know the difference between Mickey Rourke and Mickey Rooney. Perhaps she spent too much childhood time watching Scooby-Doo rather than current events. Might this network consider replacing brainless faces with actual journalists? I know, I know: too much to ask.

[rain67]

Mickey, prayers said for you and your family. You've been a friend for my generation, our parents, and grand-parents generation's. Thank you. I'm saddened to read this news, you deserve to be treated better and I hope someone can come in to help you out. It's sad the stepson won't realize what he's truly lost by his actions. I agree with raecee, who posted below, there is no thing or treasure worth your own self worth, certainly not harming another over it. I hope the stepson turns his life around, that's a pretty dark place to be where he is. It is not cool or okay to bully and take advantage of someone.

[ANONYMOUS_SOURCE]

THIS IS ALL SO UNTRUE!EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THE FULL STORY BEFORE PEOPLE JUDGE PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW AT ALL!
I cannot believe the source of this story is coming from Mark and Charlene the heroin users. Before people judge this situation everyone should know the REAL facts. Mark and Charlene have been guests at Mickey and Jan's home for about a year now. While Jan and Mickey were away traveling for work, Mark and Charlene took it upon themselves to steal and sell all of Jan and Mickeys sentimental keepsakes on Ebay. How could someone make $19,000 from selling Mickeys prized possessions and claim they care about him? Mark and Charlene are brainwashing Mickey. If anything Mark and Charlene should have the restraining order out on them. Mark and Charlene legally changed their last name to "ROONEY" Why would anyone do such a thing unless they were the ones trying to become famous and steal Mickey's hard earned money? Mark and Charlene are currently unemployed living in Mickey and Jan's home, so PLEASE tell me who you think is trying to steal his money...
As for the abuse, Mark & Charlene live with Mickey & Jan, so if Mickey is not getting fed, or getting his meds they are to blame.
Chris and Christina Aber are great caring people and should NOT be treated this way when they did nothing wrong except devote their whole lives to taking care of Mickey & Jan. Mark & Charlene had a serious heroin problem, and may still be using. How can anyone trust people like this. They are the ones that steal, lie, and treat everyone around them horrible. Mark & Charlene have taken advantage of Mickey and his old age. Mickey is not in his right mind. He is stuck in the house with the two people (MARK & CHARLENE)that are confusing him and using him as a pawn to get his money. He is far to confused to know who is trying to help him and who is actually harming him. I hope everyone will at least get both sides of the story before you judge and make assumptions about things when you have only heard what you have heard from the media.
A God please be with Jan & Mickey.
A Concerned Family Member

[markbda]

Hmmmm -- You seem to be setting yourself up for one hell of a libel/slander lawsuit. For me your repeated pushing of the heroin button makes me think that you are NOT an "uninterested participant" with nothing to gain yourself. Not to worry, it will all come out in the wash, and in this case it's bound to very dirty, including your version of the story.

[tiffany42375]

Someone up thread mentioned karma. Does this Chris Alber not think he'll ever get older OR need someone to come to his aid? Also not much mention about Mr. Mickey's current wife, but assuming she isn't being subjected to the same abuse and not in similar circumstances as her husband-SHAME ON HER. Doesn't say much about her as a wife and mother.

[raecee]

This is disgusting! My own brothers committed elderly abuse and credit card fraud to my mother the day my father died. I removed her from this dysfunctional situation and gave her a better quality of life the last years of her life. She died peacefully and my brothers are being haunted by my parents as karma came back to them with foreclosure, divorce, and health issues. To have lived your life as Mickey has and to be subjected to this sociopath of a stepson is terrible. I hope his Will leaves this animal out and protects his wife as well. I have met both Mickey and Jan years ago and you couldn't get anyone nicer that they both were. I pray they will be alright.

[raecee]

This is disgusting! My own brothers committed elderly abuse and credit card fraud to my mother the day my father died. I removed her from this dysfunctional situation and gave her a better quality of life the last years of her life. She died peacefully and my brothers are being haunted by my parents as karma came back to them with foreclosure, divorce, and health issues. To have lived your life as Mickey has and to be subjected to this sociopath of a stepson is terrible. I hope his Will leaves this animal out and protects his wife as well. I have met both Mickey and Jan years ago and you couldn't get anyone nicer that they both were. I pray they will be alright.