Once again, it appears that the father here is custodial. Notice that dad JAMES TAPKE is jail, but it isn't "clear" who is caring for these kids. There's no mention of a mother either--just a passing reference to a grandmother. So what happened to Mom? Whenever the custodial dad appears especially sicko--note that he was threatening to ELECTRIFY THE CAGE TO SHOCK THE GIRL--you got to wonder. Especially if she's "missing" or died under "mysterious" circumstances. Wonder why the word "torture" is not used here. If these techniques had been used against a political prisoner, they would clearly be labeled torture.
INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-20/ohio-father-cages-daughter/52693190/1
Ohio father jailed after locking daughter in dog cage
By Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Updated 5h 30m ago
SPRINGFIELD TWP., Ohio – In a case of what police describe as discipline going too far, a father is accused of binding his daughter's hands and legs with duct tape, locking her in a dog cage, photographing her and having the images posted on Facebook.
James Tapke, 41, is being held at the Hamilton County jail facing one count of child endangering because, according to court documents, Tapke was too extreme in disciplining his daughter on Jan. 10 by restraining her in a "cruel manner" and binding her hands and feet with duct tape .
Tapke then threw her in a "large" dog cage and locked her in so she could not get out, police wrote in a sworn statement filed in Hamilton County Municipal Court.
While the girl was in the cage, he dropped small amounts of water on her face. The child was trapped in the cage for about 20 minutes until her brother let her out.
To get back at her father, she began pouring water on his head and in his ear, according to police.
Tapke bound his daughter again with duct tape and stuck her back in the cage. Then, he ordered his son to go to the garage and retrieve the electrical jump pack so he could electrify the cage as another means of punishment for his daughter.
Tapke never actually attempted to shock the cage, but he threatened to several times. His son obeyed his father and brought the jump pack in from the garage, which was set in front of the cage so the girl could see it.
Finally, Tapke let the girl out of the cage and her grandmother helped her remove the tuct tape.
During the entire incident, the father and his son photographed the girl in the cage. The boy downloaded the pictures to the social networking website Facebook.
The photos have since been removed, police said.
Child caseworkers are investigating.
It is not clear how old the children are, or who is now caring for them with their father in jail.