A Kearns couple is facing multiple child abuse charges after police reported finding a boy locked in a makeshift cell that was padlocked from the outside
A Salt Lake County couple is facing multiple child abuse charges after police reported finding a boy locked in a makeshift cell that was padlocked from the outside, according to court documents.
According to the detective's report, dispatch was informed that a 13-year-old boy was locked in homemade prison.Parents, brother jailed on child abuse allegations after 12-year-old dies in West HavenFormer aide shares troubling memories of Gavin Peterson's struggles The boy reportedly told police that he was able to break out of the improvised cage to use the bathroom because "no one was responding to his pleas to get out."
"Melissa stated post Miranda, she wanted to see what it was like in a city and the real world," according to court documents. "I asked Travis to clarify," according to the affidavit, "and he stated the nation and world is cracking down on this sort of thing."
Salt Lake County Padlocked Cell Melissa Ann Gray Travis Stacey Peterson Arrested Kearns Affidavit
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