Charges: Red Wing Couple Abused Their 4 Young Children, Confined Them To Makeshift Cages

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota:

RED WING, Minn. — A Red Wing couple faces more than a dozen felony charges for allegedly abusing their four young children, including confining them to makeshift cages for hours and withholding their food.

According to Goodhue County court documents, Benjamin and Christina Cotton, ages 41 and 38 respectively, face two counts of child torture, seven counts of neglecting a child, and seven counts of malicious punishment of a child. Of the 16 charges, 13 are felonies and three are gross misdemeanors.

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