BINGHAMTON (WBNG) — A former employee of the New York State Department of Mental Health has been sentenced to five years’ probation after pleading guilty to attempted second-degree assault.
Gabrielle Xlander was first charged with second-degree assault on February 22, 2022. Violent felonies and second-degree attempted assaults that endanger the welfare of a child. Both are misdemeanors.
the indictment was later deferred Video of Xlander punching 5-year-old has surfaced onlineThe person who documented Xlander reported her to authorities.
“Probation comes with all kinds of counseling. [and] We will provide programs required by the probation service, and drug and alcohol treatment as needed,” Broome County District Attorney Michael Kolchak said of the case.
Xlander told Judge Joseph Cawley that he was taking sentencing seriously.
“I deeply regret my actions,” she said.
Exlander said he is seeking mental health and substance abuse treatment.
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