Tenn. couple accused of locking three adopted kids in bedroom, shed for six months

Will Earnest Cater, 53, and his wife Wylie Sue Cater, 43, are charged with false imprisonment and three counts of aggravated child abuse after allegedly locking their adopted children up when not in school.      Tipton County Sheriff’s Office

One of the children reported the abhorrent abuse to police this week, saying they were only allowed out of their designated areas to come in for breakfast and go to school, WREG reported.

(SOURCE)  A Tennessee couple is accused of locking their three adopted children in a bedroom and an outdoor shed for six months as punishment.

One of the children reported the abhorrent abuse to police this week, saying they were only allowed out of their designated areas to come in for breakfast and go to school, WREG reported.

When police arrived at the Covington home, they reported finding a 17-year-old and her 12-year-old sister locked in a bedroom with windows screwed shut and a “bariatric commode” for a toilet.

Outside the home, police discovered a shed where a 14-year-old boy was housed.

The shed was reportedly uninsulated but had a small space heater and the same kind of toilet found in the two girls’ room.

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