by Ted the dog » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:16 pm
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/caged.children/index.html">www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12...index.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br><br>Police find 8 Ohio kids locked in cages<br>From Chris Browne<br>CNN<br><br><br><br>(CNN) -- Police in northern Ohio on Monday rescued eight children whose parents told authorities they kept the kids in locked cages for their own protection.<br><br>The children, ages 1 to 14, were found locked in cages at their home in Wakeman, about 40 miles southwest of Cleveland, according to Lt. Randy Sommers of the Huron County Sheriff's Office.<br><br>The children were all either adopted or foster children, he said.<br><br>Authorities said the kids were kept in wooden cages, less than 3 feet by 3 feet, without pillows or blankets.<br><br>Shortly after being found, the children were sent to Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, where they were listed in good condition.<br><br>The children's parents, Mike and Sharon Gravelle, had 11 children in all, according to authorities.<br><br>Police said no charges had been filed against the parents.<br><br>"Basically, the parents thought they were providing for the protection of the children from themselves and from each other," said Sommers.<br><br>"They thought there was circumstances with these children that warranted the cages at night," Sommers added, but he would not go into details of what those circumstances were.<br><br>All 11 of the children found in the home have been placed in the custody of the Huron County Department of Children and Families.<br> <br><br> <br> <p></p><i></i>
