Police, Family Warn of Signs of Elder Abuse (LONGMONT, USA)

Police, family warn of signs of elder abuse
Woman uncovered case in her own family

By Pierrette J. Shields 
© 2010 Longmont Times-Call

The Boy Scout who stared out from the Pressey family portrait in 1956 was not listed among the mourning family members in his father’s obituary.

The day after his father died in February, Mark Pressey was standing in a Boulder District courtroom to be sentenced for stealing nearly $600,000 from his dad.

Along with a felony conviction, Pressey found himself disowned.

Family fractured

Pressey was a Boy Scout and was known in Longmont for his musical talents. He competed in the Stars of Tomorrow competition and played on Main Street with his sister. Their father, Charles, was a respected certified public accountant who spent much of his time volunteering in the city.

Charles and Martha Pressey adopted both of their children, but their daughter, Candi Hayes, said that never came into the relationship. The Presseys were Mom and Dad as truly as any biological parents, she said.

That loving relationship made it all the harder for Hayes a few years ago as she started to piece together the information that ultimately led to her brother’s conviction for stealing nearly $600,000 from their father, who was well into his 90s at the time of the crimes.

“I think that is one thing that shocked everybody,” she said. “My dad was such a good person and such an honest person. This is every single thing he did not tolerate and did not believe in.”

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SOURCE:   PineWSWire
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