(Cindy George/Houston Chronicle)
Eleven children, some of whom were discovered tied up, were removed from a Dayton home last month – ending what investigators believe may have been lifelong physical abuse. Child Protective Services took custody of the youngsters, ranging in age from 5 months to 11 years, after a request to investigate conditions at a home in the 600 block of Ford.
“The children were removed due to physical abuse, physical neglect and medical neglect,” said Gwen Carter, spokeswoman with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. All the children are currently in foster homes.
Investigators discovered restrained toddlers, sick babies, beaten-up boys, teen runaways and a caretaker with numerous CPS investigations in two states at an address that a registered sex offender listed as his residence.
Nearly two dozen people, including 10 adults, were cramped inside the 1,700-square-foot brick home about 40 miles northeast of Houston. The Liberty County residence was not licensed as a day care, residential treatment center or foster home, Carter said.
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