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| Teenager with autism found locked inside cage with door chained shut | |
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| Two pensioners have been charged with unlawful imprisonment after a 19-year-old with autistism was found locked in a cage on a wooden bed. | |
| A 65-year-old woman and 66-year-old man were arrested at the home and authorities removed three adults from the property on 20 October. | A 65-year-old woman and 66-year-old man were arrested at the home and authorities removed three adults from the property on 20 October. |
| Two children, who were also found at the house, were taken away by protection services after a court ruling five days later. | Two children, who were also found at the house, were taken away by protection services after a court ruling five days later. |
| Police found the man with a thin blanket on a wooden "bed" platform and the barred door chained shut after responding to an incident at the property in Paris Township, about 90 miles north of Detroit, Michigan. | Police found the man with a thin blanket on a wooden "bed" platform and the barred door chained shut after responding to an incident at the property in Paris Township, about 90 miles north of Detroit, Michigan. |
| The arrested pair are being charged with unlawful imprisonment and misdemeanour abuse of a vulnerable adult, and are held in the Huron County Jail. | The arrested pair are being charged with unlawful imprisonment and misdemeanour abuse of a vulnerable adult, and are held in the Huron County Jail. |
| Michigan's Department of Human Services says its adult protective services office is investigating the incident. | Michigan's Department of Human Services says its adult protective services office is investigating the incident. |
| The department's spokesman Bob Wheaton said the home is a private residence and not a licensed care facility. | The department's spokesman Bob Wheaton said the home is a private residence and not a licensed care facility. |
| A spate of abuse against people with autism, a developmental disability characterised by impaired communication and social skills, has been reported over the past few months in the US. | A spate of abuse against people with autism, a developmental disability characterised by impaired communication and social skills, has been reported over the past few months in the US. |
| Earlier this month, 46-year-old Kelli Stapleton, a former autism campaigner from Battle Creek, Michigan, was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for first-degree child abuse after attempting to kill herself and her 15-year-old autistic daughter. | Earlier this month, 46-year-old Kelli Stapleton, a former autism campaigner from Battle Creek, Michigan, was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for first-degree child abuse after attempting to kill herself and her 15-year-old autistic daughter. |
| Two months earlier, the parents of a severely-autistic 11-year-old boy in Anaheim, California, were charged with child endangerment and false imprisonment after he was found in a dog kennel. | Two months earlier, the parents of a severely-autistic 11-year-old boy in Anaheim, California, were charged with child endangerment and false imprisonment after he was found in a dog kennel. |