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Raw Video: Judge Reads VerdictState Launching Review In Case Of Caged Kids
Couple Accused Of Keeping 11 Adopted Children In Cages
POSTED: 5:30 pm EDT September 21,
2005
CLARKSVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The state is stepping in to the investigation of 11 Huron County children who were allegedly forced by their adoptive parents to sleep in cages.The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is launching a review of the Huron County Department of Job and Family Services, which is handling of the case.Sharen and Michael Gravelle, of Clarksville Township, are accused of locking their 11 adopted special-needs children in cages at night, and making them stay in the cages during the day as punishment.The state will be looking at the files of every agency, public and private, involved in the adoptions of the children.The director of Huron County's Department of Job and Family Services was unavailable for comment.The Gravelles have not yet been charged. A Huron County grand jury will likely hear testimony on Sept. 30, at which they will decide if charges will be brought against the couple.
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- September 20, 2005: Case Of Caged Kids Will Likely Go Before Grand Jury
- September 20, 2005: Woman Says 3 Caged Kids Belong To Her Family
- 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: 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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