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Raw Video: Judge Reads VerdictWoman Says 3 Caged Kids Belong To Her Family
Father Hiring Lawyer To Fight For Kids
UPDATED: 8:26 am EDT September 20,
2005
CLEVELAND -- A woman said three of the children who were adopted by a Huron couple are from her family. NewsChannel5 spoke with Sandra Bell, who said the children were taken from her brother six years ago when their mother disappeared and her brother was incarcerated. She said the older children were allowed to visit her, and as soon as she saw them she knew something was wrong. "My niece was thick, when she came back here she was real skinny, malnourished. She had long hair. She had no hair when she came back," Bell said. Several family members have tried to bring the children home, but were denied. The children's father said he is hiring a lawyer to fight for his children. No charges have been filed against Sharen and Michael Gravelle. They are accused of keeping nine of their adopted children in cages in their home in Clarksfield Township.
Previous Stories:
- September 19, 2005: Prosecutor: Parents Also Put Kids In Cages During Day
- September 18, 2005: Parents In Cage Probe Sued To Allow Transracial Adoptions
- September 16, 2005: Biological Daughter In Cage Case: 'I Was Sexually Abused'
- September 16, 2005: Social Worker Who Approved Enclosures Out Of Country
- September 15, 2005: Investigation Launched After Photo Of Cage Appears In Newspaper
- September 15, 2005: 1st Pictures Of Cages Released
- September 14, 2005: Mother Accused Dad Of Abusing Kids Found In Cages
- September 14, 2005: Parents Of Caged Kids Got $500 A Month To Care For Them
- September 14, 2005: Children May Have Been Living In Cages For 3 Years
- September 13, 2005: One Caged Child Adopted From Cuyahoga County
- September 13, 2005: Parents Say They Locked Kids In Cages To Protect Them
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