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          Judge: Caging Ohio Children Was Abuse

NORWALK, Ohio (AP) -- A couple abused some of their 11 adopted children by making them sleep in wooden cages without pillows or mattresses, a judge ruled Thursday.

The special-needs children, who were removed from the home of Michael and Sharen Gravelle on Sept. 9, will remain in foster care until Huron County Juvenile Judge Timothy Cardwell holds another hearing to determine their future.

Cardwell's written ruling Thursday did dismiss allegations that the Gravelles neglected the children. He said they did feed and clothe them, but that making them sleep in the cages still constituted abuse.

The Gravelles have not been charged with a crime and have denied abusing the children. They say they built the cages in 2003 to protect the children from each other and themselves.

The children, ages 1 to 15, have health and behavioral problems such as fetal alcohol syndrome and a disorder which involves eating nonfood items.

        Something's wrong in this case - I suspect the state of Ohio.

Comments

[Phoenix]

I have to agree with you, Obi. They didn't address them right away, so you know there were many unanswered questions. How quickly the press jumped on this!