AKRON, Ohio -- An Akron caregiver is accused of allowing a 22-year-old man with developmental disabilities to wander outside and contract hypothermia, authorities said.

Benita Wilson, 53, is charged with patient endangerment in the Dec. 27 incident on Inman Street near Cole Avenue, according to a Summit County Sheriff's Office incident report.

Authorities investigated the incident for several weeks before filing the patient endangerment charge against Wilson on Tuesday, records show.

Wilson is self-employed and does not work for a health care provider, the report says. She told investigators she was working another job when the man wandered outside, the report says.

The man walked out of the home about 6:45 p.m. Akron police officers found him, but the report does not say how long he was outside.

Akron Fire Department paramedics took him to a hospital for treatment.

The man requires visual and audio supervision, a Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board service support administrator told investigators.

An SCDDB spokesman did not respond to a request for comment Friday.

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