Four arrested after 9 abused children found in Florida home with cage, authorities say
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The suspects are accused of beating the children with a cane, locking them in their bedrooms and giving them nonprescribed medication, according to the sheriff's office.
The children had also been instructed to lie about what was happening in their home and were not taken to or provided with adequate schooling to read or write, the sheriff's office said.
All nine of the children have been court-ordered to be removed from the home, authorities added.
The investigation into the Griffeths began when a mandatory reporter at their local church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Branford, Florida, raised concerns about the children, according to the statement. A "mandatory reporter" is a professional who is legally required to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect.
While at church camp a few days prior to the arrests, one of the children was caught with a functioning electronic stun gun, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office added that investigators believed the adopted children were "being treated unfairly compared to the Griffeth biological children, in addition to the children not knowing their full name or their own birthdays."
When Department of Children and Families investigators interviewed the family in their home, "it was noted that the adopted children were working on chores, while the biological children were playing or watching TV," according to the statement.
Bond for all of the adults was set at $500,000 each.
The Griffeths could be immediately reached for comment. It is not clear if they have obtained legal representation.
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What no outrage, no comments because they were white church going Christians
and not the typical immigrants being profiled by ICE?
At least you were here to make it immediately about race and religion.
Hey if it's in the New York Post it must be true and the pictures of the alleged perps make it hard to deny that these are definitely white people.
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