NEW BERLIN – An 85-year-old resident at a New Berlin nursing home was arrested after the facility’s staff contacted police over complaints that the man was exposing himself.
Leonard Bentley, 85, who resides at Chase Memorial Nursing Home at 1 Terrace Hts., in the Village of New Berlin, was arrested for public lewdness, a class B misdemeanor, Friday.
Bentley was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $1,000 cash bail by Town of New Berlin Justice Joseph Brillinger, where he has remained since his Oct. 3 arrest.
The charge accuses Bentley of standing unclothed in the halls of the nursing home with intent to been seen by other residents.
The Assistant District Attorney handling the case in the lower court, James P. Chamberlain, said he “contacted Village of New Berlin Justice Karen E. Lindsay and advised her that it’s the people’s position that Mr. Leonard not be in jail.”
Chamberlain said Bentley would be released later today.
Chamberlain also said Bentley “may have dementia and suffers from metal health issues. His release is a step toward finding him an appropriate treatment for his situation.”
