Utah man arrested for chaining boy with disabilities
October 17th, 2009From the Salt Lake Tribune, [Salt Lake City] Deseret News:
A Utah man was arrested this week when a 14-year-old boy, described by police as “severely mentally challenged,” was found chained to a couch.
Tai Ngo, the boy’s uncle and primary caregiver, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of felony abuse or neglect of a disabled child. Police said they believe Ngo would take the boy, who was described as “nonverbal,” to his grandmother’s apartment and chain him to the couch during the day while he went to work.
Law enforcement documents alleged Ngo would also lock the teenager in a room “that had nothing in it for extended periods of time,” and said another length of chain was attached to a couch in Ngo’s apartment. The arrest came after an apartment maintenance man noticed the teenager chained to the couch.

