▁by ▁Cl iff ord ▁J . ▁Le vy ▁on ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁ment ally ▁ill ▁adult s ▁in ▁group ▁homes ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁Investig ative ▁Report ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Se xt on ▁studied ▁Irish ▁politics , ▁history ▁and ▁literature ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Irish ▁Studies ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁then ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Se xt on ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁City ▁Sun , ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁based ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Andrew ▁W . ▁Cooper . ▁The ▁City ▁Sun ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Ber gen ▁Record , ▁the ▁Sy rac use ▁Post - Standard ▁and ▁United ▁Press ▁International . ▁ ▁Se xt on ▁joined ▁the ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁as ▁a ▁sports ▁rep orter , ▁covering ▁major ▁league ▁baseball ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League . ▁ ▁Se xt on ' s ▁other ▁posts ▁at ▁the ▁Times ▁include : ▁ ▁metropol itan ▁rep orter ▁( 1 9 9 4 - ?) ▁ ▁enter prise ▁editor , ▁Sports ▁des k ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Anth ologies ▁ ▁Mc Gu ane ,