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Washington Post
2 days ago
- Washington Post
Florida family accused of abusing up to 9 children, caging one under bed
Authorities accused a Florida family of abusing as many as nine children in their home, including spraying vinegar in the children's faces as a form of punishment and caging a child under a bunk bed using plywood. Husband and wife Brian and Jill Griffeth, aged 47 and 41, were arrested last week along with 21-year-old Dallin and 19-year-old Liberty Griffeth, and charged with aggravated child abuse, according to court records and a statement from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Four adults accused of torturing kids by putting them in cages and spraying their faces with vinegar
Four adults are accused of holding nine children captive inside their Florida home, locking them in cages and spraying them with vinegar as part of a sick punishment, authorities said. Husband and wife Brian and Jill Griffeth, as well as 21-year-old Dallin and 19-year-old Liberty Griffeth, were arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office said Friday. The four adults are accused of locking the children inside cages in their bedrooms, giving them non-prescribed medication and not providing them adequate schooling – all while instructing them to lie about what happens in their Fort White, Florida, home. The children were also 'forced to lie on the floor by the mother, Jill, and having her place a sheet of plywood on top of the child's body and press down on them, resulting in splinters and pain,' according to the sheriff's office. When punishing the children – five of whom are biological to the couple, while four were adopted – the adults would spray them in the face with vinegar, authorities said. An investigation into the alleged child abuse happening to the nine children, aged between seven and 16, stemmed from concerns from a mandatory reporter at their local church of church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the days before their arrests, one of the children was caught at a church camp with a functioning electronic stun gun, authorities said. 'Additional concerns were raised about the adopted children being treated unfairly compared to the Griffeth biological children, in addition to the children not knowing their full name or their own birthdays,' the sheriff's office said. When authorities went to the home, they saw the adopted children working on chores while the biological children were playing and watching television. Authorities then discovered the couple shared a 10th foster child, who was not present but with their biological parent in Arizona. A well-being check concluded that child was safe and healthy. When authorities began investigating, the adopted children made additional accusations against the adults, including that they were being beaten with a cane and locked in their bedrooms by Brian and the other adults. All nine of the children have been court-ordered to be removed from the home, authorities said. All four adults were arrested on July 22 for aggravated child abuse. They are all being held in the Columbia County Detention Facility on $500,000 bonds.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Masks, parties, nightclubs and lateness: players fined by club 😳
Douglas Luiz will be fined by Juventus after skipping the team's gathering, and will have to pay a sum that can reach up to 120,000 euros. This is not the first case of a player being punished with a fine by their own club for indiscipline: the Brazilian is in good company. Here is a list of famous cases of players fined by their own clubs. 🕺🏾 Ronaldinho in the nightclub Genius and recklessness: how else to define a player like Ronaldinho? At Milan, the Brazilian brought a lot of class, but just as many headaches for Adriano Galliani, who didn't seem to be able to limit the player's desire to party. We are in September 2009 and, on the eve of the Champions League match against Zurich (lost 1-0 at San Siro), Dinho gets caught in the Shocking Club nightclub dancing until 2:30 in the morning. So Galliani decides to take a hard line, after the umpteenth offense by the Brazilian. ✈️ Flight and delay, the case of Adriano A few months earlier, on the other side of the Milan derby, another Brazilian had caused problems for his club. We are talking about Adriano, who started 2009 by getting fined for returning late from the winter break. Mourinho doesn't seem too irritated, but the club decides to take a hard line. For two reasons: it wasn't the first training session skipped during the season, and the statements by Adriano's spokesperson, who claimed that the Nerazzurri hadn't booked the return flight from Brazil, weren't appreciated. 🤦🏻♂️ How many Cassanate Who was practically a habitué of fines was Antonio Cassano: during his time at Roma, he got into all sorts of trouble, getting fined by the club on more than one occasion. Some examples? In 2004, he was expelled for slapping Chiellini, in 2005 he refused to come on the field in a friendly after Spalletti took the captain's armband away from him and gave it to Montella. On another occasion, he called team manager Tempestilli and told him, "I'm sick of being on the bench for these four ****". And the list goes on... Even away from Roma, Cassano's outbursts didn't end: in 2013, Inter put him out of the squad and fined him 40,000 euros after a violent argument with coach Stramaccioni. 🥷 The Ninja's New Year's Eve And speaking of Roma, how can we forget the episode of Radja Nainggolan's New Year's Eve, which he celebrated in a rather unsuitable way. Alcohol, cigarettes, and blasphemies on a padel court, all documented with a social media live video by the player himself, which quickly went viral. Result? A fine of 100,000 euros and the player's exclusion from several matches. 🦸🏻♂️ Aubameyang's mask In the case of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, there were no outrageous behaviors, but a celebration... with the wrong brand. To celebrate a goal in the derby against Schalke 04, Aubameyang put on a mask. The problem? The mask was from Nike, while Dortmund was sponsored by Puma, and the club decided to fine the player. It wouldn't be the only fine in his career for the Gabonese player, who was sanctioned by the CAF for publishing sarcastic tweets about the African confederation after his national team was stuck in an airport in Gambia, forced to sleep on the floor. 💸 Mutu, what a blow! If normally fines can reach up to 30% of a player's salary, Adrian Mutu was forced to pay Chelsea a whopping 17 million euros. The reason? The fact that the player had tested positive for cocaine in a doping test, violating his contract with Chelsea. The Romanian tried to appeal against the situation, but to no avail. ⏰ Dembélé's alarm clock If today Ousmane Dembélé is one of the heroes of PSG's Champions League victory, in 2018 his reputation was quite different: after becoming one of the most expensive signings in football history by joining Barcelona, he failed to convince the Blaugrana that he was worth the money spent on him. Besides his performance on the field, his immature behavior off the field didn't help, particularly his chronic lateness. So, after yet another delay, of two hours, to a training session, the Catalan club decided to fine him 100,000 euros. The justification for the delay? "I didn't hear the alarm clock". 💥 Tough punishment for the Apache One of the toughest sanctions ever imposed by a club on one of its players was the fine received by Carlos Tevez during his time at Manchester City. One million pounds, equivalent to four weeks' salary, plus a two-week suspension. The reason? The Apache's bad behavior, which the club deemed guilty of five separate contract violations for refusing to warm up during the Champions League match against Bayern Munich. The refusal to enter the field was due to a disagreement with Mancini, who had waited too long to send him on the field after he had warmed up for 35 minutes. This led to an argument, and Tevez left Manchester to return to Argentina, where he stayed for several months before apologizing and returning to the team. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here. 📸 Michael Owens - 2025 Getty Images
Sky News
3 days ago
- Sky News
Florida: Arrests after children 'kept in cages under bunk beds and sprayed in face as punishment'
Four people have been arrested after being accused of abusing nine children in Florida. Officials allege they were kept in cages made of plywood under bunk beds and sprayed in the face with vinegar as a form of punishment. Husband and wife Brian and Jill Griffeth - along with Dallin and Liberty Griffeth - have now been charged with aggravated child abuse. The children are aged between 7 and 16, and it is believed four had been adopted. According to the local sheriff's office, the adopted children were "treated unfairly compared to the biological children" - and did not know their full names or birthdays. Prosecutors claim they were beaten with canes, given non-prescribed medication, and ordered to lie about what was happening in their Fort White home. When investigators visited the property, the adopted children were working on chores while the biological siblings played or watched TV. All of the children have now been removed from the property. An investigation began after someone at their local church, who is legally required to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect, raised concerns. A few days before the four were arrested, one of the children was also caught with a functioning electronic stun gun at a church camp.
The Independent
18-07-2025
- The Independent
School's punishment haircut sparks backlash
A girls' school in Thailand apologised after a student received a botched haircut as punishment for breaking grooming rules. Photos of the crudely cut hair went viral, sparking widespread public outrage over the school's disciplinary methods. The Narivooth School issued a public apology, stating that the responsible staff received a formal warning and that disciplinary measures would be reassessed. The incident reignited debate about outdated grooming punishments in Thai schools, despite a recent Supreme Administrative Court ruling that overturned rigid national hairstyle regulations. Forced haircuts remain a common disciplinary tactic in many Thai schools, with past incidents also drawing significant public condemnation. Thai school apologises after student's 'punishment haircut' sparks outcry
