(A) A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person when he or she knowingly acts in a manner which results in an injury to the physical or mental welfare of a person who is unable to care for himself or herself because of mental disease or defect.
(B) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person is a Class A misdemeanor.
(KRS 530.080) (1980 Code, § 1020.15-5)