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  • 6-Year-Old Chained To Bed By Father

    6-Year-Old Chained To Bed By Father

    A Utah man has been accused of chaining his six-year-old son to a bed while he went to work.

    Authorities went to the boy’s home on Tuesday morning after receiving an anonymous tip of child abuse.

    Police found the boy chained to the bed and home alone. His father was at work.

    The boy was chained to a metal bedframe with a padlock that was attached to his ankle.

    Police said that the chain was just long enough to allow the boy to reach the bathroom.

    The boy’s father also left snacks and water near the bed so the boy could get to them when he wanted them.

    The name of the boy’s father is not being released to avoid revealing the identity of the boy. The father is 28 years old and was booked on four counts of child abuse.

    His arrest record shows that he was convicted of felony forgery and theft in 2009 and arrested in 2011 when he broke the terms of his probation. He did not have any prior child abuse charges.

    Police are not sure how long or how often the boy was being chained to the bed and are still trying to determine how long the abuse has been going on.

    There were no other children living in the home and the boy’s mother was not living there either. It appears that the man was using the chain and the bed as a babysitter while he was away.

    The boy is currently in the custody of child welfare services and is being evaluated both physically and mentally. Police say that in spite of his abuse, the boy appears to be in good health.

    Why would a father chain his six-year-old son to a bed for hours and why didn’t the child tell anyone?

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  • Chaining 6-Year-Old Son To Bed Gets Utah Dad Jailed

    Babysitters are expensive. Daycare services get expensive. EVERYTHING is more expensive in a post-recession America. That I understand.

    However, none of that explains this bizarre solution that one Utah father used to keep his young son “secure” while he worked.

    The Associated Press reports that on Tuesday, authorities filed child abuse charges against a Logan, Utah man who regularly chained his 6-year-old son to a bed frame.

    Police were called to the location, which is about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City, at around 11:00 am thanks to an anonymous tip. Authorities found the boy home by himself.

    The child had a chain padlocked to his his ankle with the other end attached to a metal bed frame.

    According to Logan City Police Chief Gary Jensen, the chain was lengthy enough to assure the child could reach the nearby bathroom.

    Jensen also stated that the that the child had access to water and snacks. It’s unclear how long the child was chained to the bed prior to the arrival of police officers.

    Somehow the 28-year-old man believed that chaining his child every day while he worked ensured that the child was safe. He has no doubt been informed otherwise since being booked into the Cache County Jail.

    The father was charged with four counts of child abuse.

    His name was initially withheld in order to avoid the young child’s identity from being inadvertently released to the public. He has since been identified as Sammie Hodges.

    In 2009 the man was convicted of felony forgery. In 2011, he was arrested for breaking the terms of his probation.

    Authorities believe that the child lived alone with his father; the child’s mother wasn’t believed to live with the father and son and there is no evidence of other children in the home.

    The child is said to be in good health, but Jensen stated that he will undergo additional examination.

    The boy is currently in the custody of child welfare services.

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  • Man Arrested For Chaining 6-Year-Old Son To Bed

    On Tuesday, June 10, police arrested a Utah man after finding his 6-year-old son chained to a metal bed frame while he was at work.

    Logan City Police Chief Gary Jensen revealed that they found the boy home alone chained to the bed with a padlock around his ankles. The authorities arrived at the home, located approximately 80 miles north of Salt Lake City, at around 11:00 am after receiving an anonymous tip about the situation.

    Jensen said that the boy had access to water and snacks, and the chain was just long enough for the boy to reach the restroom if he needed to go.

    The 28-year-old father, who is not being identified to protect the identity of the child, was arrested and placed in the Cache County Jail. He is being charged with four counts of child abuse. The police said that their were no other children in the home, and the mother was not believed to have lived their either.

    The authorities do not know how long the child had been home alone before they got there, or if the abuse had occurred before. They revealed that the boy seemed to be in relatively good health, however he was still undergoing an evaluation. The child is currently in the protection of the child welfare services.

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