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Former Wexford County parents plead to first-degree child abuse

Authorities discovered a man-made straightjacket, security alarms, and dog cages in the Cadillac home where two severely ...

Parents used 'man-made straitjacket' and dog cage to 'confine' adopted daughters

Jessica Klimp was convicted of child abuse after she and her husband locked their adopted daughters in dog cages and confined ...
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Couple pleads no contest to child abuse after straitjacket, dog cages found in Cadillac home

A former Wexford County couple has pleaded no contest to first-degree child abuse of two adopted children, according to the ...
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Woman pleads no contest to first-degree child abuse of adopted children

WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Jessica Klimp, 45, has pleaded no contest to two counts of first-degree child abuse ...

Why many adopted kids end up in residential treatment centers, an AP investigation

An Associated Press investigation finds a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious teenagers has set its ...

Adopted and Locked Away: Kids promised ‘forever homes’ instead confined in for-profit institutions

An Associated Press investigation finds that a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious, rich teenagers has set its sights on a different demographic: adopted kids.

Dear Annie: Our adopted kids’ trauma accusations are heartbreaking after all we sacrificed to raise them

Now they are adults, and four of them have cut ties with us, saying we “gave them trauma.” That accusation has been ...