Dakota Valkyrie
October 15th, 2009, 08:02 PM
A maintenance man recently visited the apartment of the grandmother. What he saw caused him to call police.
http://i33.tinypic.com/2ziofp2.jpgA 14-year-old boy who police say is "severely mentally challenged" was found tethered to a couch Wednesday.
Police arrested the boy's uncle, Tai Ngo, the boy's primary caregiver, and booked him into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of felony abuse or neglect of a disabled child.
Investigators believe Tai Ngo, 42, would take his disabled nephew to his grandmother's apartment during the day while he went to work and chain the boy to a couch. One end was tied around the boy's ankle and the other to a couch leg, said South Salt Lake police detective Gary Keller. The boy is "nonverbal," according to jail documents.
The grandmother is apparently very old and not capable of taking care of the boy, Keller said. She was not arrested Wednesday.
At the uncle's apartment, police found another chain tied to a couch, Keller said. Detectives believe that when Ngo wasn't using the 6-foot chain, he would lock the teenager in a room "that had nothing in it for extended periods of time," jail records state.
He told police he would "chain up (the boy) by either his ankle or arms when he had things to do," the documents state.
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The nephew wore a diaper rather than being allowed to use the bathroom, he said.
The teenager and his 12-year-old brother, who is not mentally challenged, were taken into state protective custody. The boys' mother is unable to care for the children, and their father ran away awhile ago.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705336968/Man-accused-of-chaining-mentally-challenged-nephew-to-couch.html
police said the boy was found fully clothed Wednesday, appeared well fed and had no physical signs of injury.
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The teen has a 12-year-old brother who attends school, and there are no signs he was abused. The brothers are now in state custody as the investigation continues.
Police said they want to find out why this was happening and try to get the family some help to care for the teen.http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8326036
http://i33.tinypic.com/2ziofp2.jpgA 14-year-old boy who police say is "severely mentally challenged" was found tethered to a couch Wednesday.
Police arrested the boy's uncle, Tai Ngo, the boy's primary caregiver, and booked him into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of felony abuse or neglect of a disabled child.
Investigators believe Tai Ngo, 42, would take his disabled nephew to his grandmother's apartment during the day while he went to work and chain the boy to a couch. One end was tied around the boy's ankle and the other to a couch leg, said South Salt Lake police detective Gary Keller. The boy is "nonverbal," according to jail documents.
The grandmother is apparently very old and not capable of taking care of the boy, Keller said. She was not arrested Wednesday.
At the uncle's apartment, police found another chain tied to a couch, Keller said. Detectives believe that when Ngo wasn't using the 6-foot chain, he would lock the teenager in a room "that had nothing in it for extended periods of time," jail records state.
He told police he would "chain up (the boy) by either his ankle or arms when he had things to do," the documents state.
[...]
The nephew wore a diaper rather than being allowed to use the bathroom, he said.
The teenager and his 12-year-old brother, who is not mentally challenged, were taken into state protective custody. The boys' mother is unable to care for the children, and their father ran away awhile ago.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705336968/Man-accused-of-chaining-mentally-challenged-nephew-to-couch.html
police said the boy was found fully clothed Wednesday, appeared well fed and had no physical signs of injury.
[...]
The teen has a 12-year-old brother who attends school, and there are no signs he was abused. The brothers are now in state custody as the investigation continues.
Police said they want to find out why this was happening and try to get the family some help to care for the teen.http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8326036