Nurse Charged With Abusing Patients Files For State Pension

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A nurse accused of abusing a patient at the Whiting psychiatric hospital has filed for retirement benefits.
The Hartford Courant reports that a lawyer for 49-year-old Mark Cusson says his client is allowed to receive a state pension, even if he is eventually convicted of the eight criminal counts.
Cusson, who was the hospital’s head nurse, qualifies for retirement because of his 21 years of service. He was paid a salary of $173,000 last year