Michael and Sharen Gravelle

Michael and Sharen Gravelle were the adoptive parents of eleven special needs children in Clarksfield Township, Ohio, United States. In 2003 they were indicted for child abuse for, among other things, keeping the children in cage-like enclosures. The Gravelles claimed the cages were made to protect the children from each other. The Gravelles served their two-year sentences from April 2009 to March 2011.

Michael and Sharen Gravelle

Michael and Sharen Gravelle were the adoptive parents of eleven special needs children in Clarksfield Township, Ohio, United States. In 2003 they were indicted for child abuse for, among other things, keeping the children in cage-like enclosures. The Gravelles claimed the cages were made to protect the children from each other. The Gravelles served their two-year sentences from April 2009 to March 2011.