CT lawmakers meet with DCF in response to Waterbury man held captive: ‘Inaction is not an option’
Waterbury lawmakers met with CT Department of Children and Families officials Sunday to discuss a local starvation and captivity case that made headlines.
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DCF, police lost contact with Waterbury boy after he was pulled from school, held captive 20 years
Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo confirmed during a press conference Thursday that in April 2005, DCF asked police do a welfare check at the boy's home after reports from concerned ...
Connecticut man says his stepmom held him captive for two decades. Here's how he escaped
The 32-year-old man told firefighters that he intentionally set fire to his stepmom's home and said, "I wanted my freedom" ...
Family raised concerns after Waterbury neglect victim found locked in closet as a child
We’re learning new details in the case of a man who said he was held captive in a Waterbury home for more than two decades.
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DCF finds no record of home where Waterbury man was allegedly captive since childhood
Despite Waterbury police saying the Department of Children and Families was called to the home where a man was allegedly held captive for decades, officials with DCF say they have no records ...
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Waterbury police chief: 2-decade captivity case is 'worst treatment of humanity that I've ever witnessed'
WATERBURY, Conn. — A Waterbury woman is accused ... The school notified the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) about him asking for and stealing food, as well as eating food out ...
Biological mother of Waterbury captivity victim provides statement
The biological mother of a man who was supposedly held captive by his stepmother in Waterbury for about 20 years released a ...
Connecticut lacks safeguards to catch abuse of homeschooled children: report
The arrest of a Waterbury woman, accused of keeping her stepson captive for two decades, has some lawmakers thinking about ...