Out of Lavonia, Georgia, USA comes one of the most disturbing news stories I've ever seen.
A man has been accused of holding his wife and four children captive (through physical intimidation) in a mobile home for three years, never letting them outside (except on one occasion). He forbid the wife and children from cleaning the home, and consequently a profound amount of trash built up from ceiling to floor. When the police woman first opened the door, she immediately had to turn and throw up, and when investigators went in, they had to wear gas masks. Roaches, yellow jackets, and other insects were crawling and flying all over the place. Three of the children had never been to school, and the fourth child had only been to second grade (he is 14). The man allegedly raped his wife, at least once in front of the children.
"It's all about control," says the police chief.
Link (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/13/family.trailer.captive/index.html?eref=rss_latest
Link (local news, with video): http://www.wyff4.com/news/17171253/detail.html#-
A man has been accused of holding his wife and four children captive (through physical intimidation) in a mobile home for three years, never letting them outside (except on one occasion). He forbid the wife and children from cleaning the home, and consequently a profound amount of trash built up from ceiling to floor. When the police woman first opened the door, she immediately had to turn and throw up, and when investigators went in, they had to wear gas masks. Roaches, yellow jackets, and other insects were crawling and flying all over the place. Three of the children had never been to school, and the fourth child had only been to second grade (he is 14). The man allegedly raped his wife, at least once in front of the children.
"It's all about control," says the police chief.
Link (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/13/family.trailer.captive/index.html?eref=rss_latest
Link (local news, with video): http://www.wyff4.com/news/17171253/detail.html#-
