Florida couple forced adopted son to live in locked structure in garage for years, police say [View all]
A Florida couple was arrested after they allegedly locked up their 14-year-old son in a small structure in the garage, where he was monitored with a camera and had a bucket to use as a bathroom, police said.
The parents, Tracy and Timothy Ferriter, both 46, were charged with aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment, the Jupiter Police Department announced Wednesday in a news release.
Authorities learned of the living conditions the boy was allegedly subjected to on Jan. 30, when detectives visited the Ferriter residence in Egret Landing after the boy was reported as a runaway.
Tracy allowed one detective into the home, who found an 8-foot-by-8-foot structure in the garage that the mother said was used "as an office or for storage space," police said.
It had a doorknob and a deadbolt, "both locking from the outside, as well as a light switch only on the exterior," according to authorities.
There was a camera, mattress and a bucket in the structure, police said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-couple-forced-adopted-son-14-live-locked-box-structure-garage-rcna15676
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How their lawyer tries to justify this is even more horrific. I bet they claim to be "Christians" too.
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