Police: Girl Locked in Room for 2 Years
(01-17) 19:14 PST Oshkosh, Wis. (AP) --
A 13-year-old girl's father and stepmother were arrested after the teen told police she had been locked in a room for nearly two years, allowed out only for meals, chores and one-minute timed bathroom breaks, authorities said.
Clint M. Engstrom, 32, and Lynn M. Engstrom, 35, were charged Tuesday with one count each of causing mental harm to a child, a felony.
"The behavior they engaged in and the conditions this child was kept in are just appalling," District Attorney Christian Gossett said.
According to the criminal complaint, the girl had been locked in a small bedroom since February 2005 as punishment for bad behavior, spending 22 hours a day in the room that had an alarm and dead-bolt lock on the door.
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