US: Mother gets 20 years for keeping son in cage

A US mother was sentenced to 20 years in prison for keeping her 17-year-old adopted son caged in her home.

A US mother was sentenced to 20 years in prison for keeping her 17-year-old adopted son caged in her home.

Brenda Sullivan pleaded guilty in January to three counts of aggravated child abuse and prosecutors in Florida agreed to drop lesser child neglect charges.

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