A woman convicted of attempting to mistreat two mentally challenged men under her care was sentenced Monday morning to serve 10 days in jail and spend two years on probation.

As part of a plea agreement, Brooke Shinn, 21, pleaded no contest in September to two felony counts of felony attempted mistreatment of a dependent adult. She initially faced two felony charges of mistreatment of a dependent adult, one felony charge of aggravated battery and one misdemeanor count of criminal restraint after she was accused of beating two men and locking them in their room for days on end.

On Monday morning, Shinn appeared in Douglas County District Court, where Judge Kay Huff followed prosecutor Amy McGowan’s recommendations with respect to the plea agreement.

Brooke Tiara Shinn.

Because of Shinn’s lack of criminal history in Douglas County, her felony convictions carry with them a presumptive sentence of probation, Huff said. For each felony Huff sentenced Shinn to a year of probation.

Huff also ordered Shinn to serve 10 days in jail, where she will be allowed to leave for work release.

Defense attorney Angela Keck said Shinn currently works for the University of Kansas Medical Center as a dispatcher, a position in which she does not supervise patients.

Also in accordance with the plea agreement, Huff ordered Shinn to undergo a mental health evaluation, complete an anger management course, have no contact with her two victims and not work as a caregiver during her probation.

Noting the last condition was important to the victims’ families, McGowan double-checked with Huff to ensure Shinn would not work in a caregiving position.

“Honestly I think that will take care of itself with this record,” Huff said, though she did say the condition was indeed added to Shinn’s sentence.

Shinn’s 10-day jail sentence will be served in December, Huff said.

Although Shinn was arrested in April, a civil lawsuit was filed against her in January by one of her victims, Joseph Shaefer, alongside his guardian.

The lawsuit claims Shinn, working as a professional caregiver for ResCare, not only abused men under her care, but that she, her supervisor and the company neglected Shaefer’s safety to maximize company profits.

Shinn, ResCare Kansas Inc., ResCare Inc. and Kattie Johnson, another former ResCare employee, are all listed as defendants in the civil lawsuit, which is seeking at least $750,000 in damages and requesting a jury trial.

In June, Shinn filed a motion to stay the civil case until her criminal case was resolved. Douglas County District Court Judge Paula Martin granted the request.

Though Shinn’s criminal case is now finished, a new hearing for the civil case has not yet been scheduled.

ResCare is a national company and the largest private in-home service provider for the disabled, Kristen Trenamen, the company’s director of communications, said in May. The company has more than 900 employees in Kansas and 50,000 across the country.

ResCare no longer has a presence in the Lawrence area, Trenamen said.