Report: Middlefield Couple Charged with Child Abuse Make Plea Deal

A Middlefield couple charged last year with abusing their adopted children have been stripped of their parental rights, according to the Middletown Press.

Peter and Tamera Gable pleaded nolo contendre to three counts each of of first degree reckless endangerment on Wednesday. By accepting the deal offered to them by prosecutors, the Gables's have lost custody of the three children and one other, the report says.

The victims are currently seeking treatment and a judge has issued protective orders preventing the couple from contacting the children.