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Normally I'd offer some sort of commentary but right now I'm too filled with horror and rage to offer any insight.

deputies find 11 disabled children in cages

WAKEMAN, Ohio - Huron County sheriff's deputies found 11 children with various disabilities, including autism, locked in cages with alarms in a house near here, authorities said.

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The children, ages 1 to 14, were in cages in a house in Clarksfield Township, about nine miles east of Norwalk, Ohio. They had no blankets or pillows, and the cages were rigged with alarms, according to the sheriff's office.

Some of the children had been directed for the last three years to sleep in the cages, sheriff's Capt. Bob McLaughlin said. The children were removed after authorities searched the residence Friday night.

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The children told authorities they slept in the 40-inch-high by 40-inch-deep cages at night. Doors to some of the cages were blocked with heavy furniture, they said.

Some of the cages were not long enough to lie in without the children tucking their legs in a folded position. None of the cages was tall enough to stand up in, Captain McLaughlin said.
The majority of the children are reported to be autistic, he said.

Sharen and Mike Gravelle are adoptive or foster parents for all 11 children, officials said. Prosecutors are reviewing the case, but no charges have been filed.

What kind of person says to themself "Hey I know, let's just put these kids in cages" and then congratulates themselves for such a good idea?


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