Ohio man and son kidnapped 13-year-old stepdaughter and kept her shackled in the basement for almost

[WhiteTara]

Source: ny daily news

A 13-year-old Ohio girl escaped a basement Wednesday night where her stepfather and stepbrother kidnapped her and kept her shackled for almost a year, police said.

Timothy Ciboro, 53, and Esten Ciboro, 27, chained her by her ankle to a support beam in their Toledo home, fed her scraps of old or spoiled food and forced her to use a bucket filled with ammonia as her toilet, according to court documents cited by The Blade.

Toledo police said her stepfather and stepbrother were jogging in a park when the girl used a spare key she had found and kept hidden to get away around 9 p.m. Wednesday night. A neighbor dialed 911 after the girl ran to her home nearby the Ciboros' house on Noble St. in North Toledo.

The father and son were arrested early Thursday. They face charges of endangering children by torture and cruel abuse and kidnapping to terrorize or to inflict serious harm, WNWO-TV reported.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ohio-man-son-kidnapped-13-year-old-stepdaughter-article-1.2642906

[cstanleytech]

1. Why are they charged with kidnapping? The rest of the charges make sense

but not the kidnapping one.

[SkyDaddy7]

2. They must have moved her from...

one location to another against her will?

[TexasProgresive]

3. Why not? I'd like to know if this man had legal custody of this child

If not kidnapping then forced imprisonment.

[cstanleytech]

7. The article claims the mother left the family which I assume includes the girl so

you would think that the stepfather would automatically have legal custody of her in that case unless the mother filed a missing persons claim with the police about her daughter in which case kidnapping charge would make more sense.

[TexasProgresive]

14. The mother abandoned her

The step father had no legal rights.

[cstanleytech]

15. Thanks, even if that wasnt the case though its clear he and his son are in deep shit for

what they did to the poor girl.

[LeftyMom]

4. Holding a person prisoner against their will is kidnapping,

whether you stuffed them in a candy van first or not.

[mercuryblues]

5. you brought up

a good question. Every state has different definitions of kidnapping. In Ohio it includes

According to the laws of Ohio, a person is guilty of kidnapping if any person, by force, threat, or deception, or, in the case of a victim under the age of thirteen or mentally incompetent, by any means remove another from the place where the other person is found or restrain the liberty of the other person, for any of the following purposes:
To hold for ransom, or as a shield or hostage;
To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter;
To terrorize, or to inflict serious physical harm on the victim or another;
To engage in sexual activity, as defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code, with the victim against the victim’s will;
To hinder, impede, or obstruct a function of government, or to force any action or concession on the part of governmental authority.

If any person, by force, threat, or deception, or, in the case of a victim under the age of thirteen or mentally incompetent by any means knowingly do any of the following is also guilty of kidnapping: Restrain another of the other person’s liberty;

Hold another in a condition of involuntary servitude. -


See more at:
http://kidnapping.uslegal.com/state-kidnapping-abduction-laws/ohio-kidnappingabducting-laws/#sthash.Nsss9old.dpuf

[cstanleytech]

8. Thanks for the info. nt

[anniebelle]

11. That should be the main charge - a Federal offense.

Kidnapping: the action or crime of forcefully taking away and holding somebody prisoner. I don't think she willingly went down to basement and let her chain her, DUH!

[cstanleytech]

13. I just checked and assuming I am reading it correctly federal charges for kidnapping arent going to

to be possible
https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-1034-kidnapping-federal-jurisdiction

[whatthehey]

6. The Josef Fritzl parenting model will never really catch on

But every now and again some loon gives it a shot.

[Helen Borg]

9. Why would they do that?...

[WhiteTara]

16. It's really a question, isn't it.

The article didn't say, but maybe there will be followup articles.

[senz]

10. Child welfare workers who examine at risk children need to maintain contact

She was examined in 2014 and that was it. I believe it is better to establish trust and openness in private interview settings where such children can understand their rights and know that they are not alone and isolated at the mercy of their family. The welfare workers should stay in touch and the child should be given instructions on how to reach out for help.

Also, what did the girl's school know? Welfare workers should let schools know which children may need extra support and an open dialogue.

This is one of the areas where Republicans are so very wrong in not wanting any "interference" in family "relationships." One of the purposes of government is to secure the basic rights of its citizens, no matter their age. Parents (and of course step-parents) do not "own" their children.

[mikehiggins]

12. The GOPukes only care about babies when they are fetuses in their mother's womb

Once they're out they're on their own.