By Timothy D. Naegele[1]
Leave aside the fact that the third openly-lesbian woman to be elected as a state's Attorney General in American history, Kris Mayes, has made scathing accusations against President Donald Trump.[2] She has failed to protect a resident of Tempe against elder abuse, which was first reported to her on October 27, 2023, more than 17 months ago.[3]
America's Attorney General Pam Bondi and others should prosecute Mayes and her subordinates to the fullest extent of the laws, for allowing Kelly Hegarty's siblings—Tim Hegarty and Siobhan Hegarty—to conspire to abuse Kelly physically, mentally and financially. Equally alarming is that a report was issued pursuant to Mayes' directives that blessed and "whitewashed" the siblings' actions.
If the victim of elder abuse was Gay, query whether Mayes and her associates would have given the abusers a similar "pass"? And given any credence to the report, which is patently shallow and flawed? Clearly, elder abuse must be punished to the same extent as child abuse. They are at opposite ends of the human life cycle, and equally deplorable and abhorrent. Indeed, they are akin to sexual slavery and bondage, which justify the harshest remedies.
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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele
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[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6 and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/ He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams. He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com
[2] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Attorney_General ("Arizona Attorney General") and https://www.facebook.com/AZAGMayes/ ("Attorney General Kris Mayes") and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Mayes ("Kris Mayes")
[3] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/24/elder-abuse/ ("Elder Abuse")
