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Follow on Google News | Nickelodeon Child Star Arrested for Protecting Disabled Aunt from Elder Abuse, Founds #SpongeyLeaks#SpongeyLeaks, an all-volunteer effort, debuted its first episode on December 19, 2016 after Eyster became aware of his aunt's victimization through multiple cases of elder abuse.
By: #SpongeyLeaks In mid-November, Eyster received a desperate email from his bed-bound aunt, Barbara Eyster, that triggered his immediate visit. When Eyster entered her home in Northridge, CA, he encountered squalor "beyond my comprehension." Eyster moved in and assessed the situation for a week before instructing the caregiver to leave the property. Instead, the caregiver called 911, falsely accusing Eyster of holding him hostage with a loaded gun. On the basis of the accusation, Eyster was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department on November 25th. The District Attorney's office dropped the felony charges, as reported by TMZ, citing "inconsistencies" According to the National Council on Aging, up to five million elderly Americans are victims of abuse each year – generally in their own homes. "We have to bear witness to the lives of those around us, especially the elderly and the vulnerable, who may not use technologies like Facebook to stay connected to the world," Eyster lamented in a recently televised interview on The Dee Armstrong Show. One of his challenges, Eyster states, is "the shame that I feel for not monitoring the situation more closely or knowing that this was going on sooner." He hopes that by bringing his aunt's situation into the light that his audience will gain a deeper understanding about the multifaceted impacts of elder/dependent adult abuse and the cascading legal and financial ramifications it has on the family members left to pick up the pieces. #SpongeyLeaks, an all-volunteer effort, debuted its first episode on December 19, 2016 after Eyster became aware of his aunt's victimization through multiple cases of elder abuse. #SpongeyLeaks' 1.0 and upcoming 2.0 releases bring an uncensored look at elder/dependent adult abuse in the U.S. through its exposé miniseries episode "leaks" of his own real-life family crisis, still in progress. Leaks 1.0, 1.5, 1.75, and 1.8, depicting the actual events in this release, and related media can all be found at http://www.SpongeyLeaks.org. End
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