Christina Ann Cotton told investigators her children were “locked up for their safety” so they couldn’t access knives or household chemicals.
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What’sNewAcouplehasbeenjailedafterkeepingtheirfourchildrenlockedupincages.
BenjaminTaylorCotton,42,andChristinaAnnCotton,40,willnowspendfouryearsbehindbarsthemselvesafterpleadingguiltytochildtortureinRedWing,Minnesota.Thepair,whosechildrenwereagedbetweentwoandnineatthetime,weresentencedonFriday.
ThecouplewereinvestigatedafteracallercontactedtheGoodhueCountyHealthandHumanServicesinAugust2022toraiseconcernsabouthowthechildrenwerebeinglookedafter.Theagencysentoutaninvestigatorandapoliceofficertothehome,whileapoliceinvestigationwaslaterlaunchedthatsawthecouplecharged.
NewsweekhasreachedoutbyemailtotheGoodhueCountyHealthandHumanServicesseekingcomment.
ThisarchivestockimageshowspolicetapesurroundedahomeduringaninvestigationinArlington,Virginia,inDecember2023.PoliceinRedWing,Minnesota,chargedacouplewithtortureafterdiscoveringtheykepttheirchild
