Foster Dad Sentenced for Binding Children

Foster Dad Sentenced for Binding Children
Sat Jan 24, 3:09 PM ET

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - A man who took photos of two foster children wrapped
in duct tape in their cribs was sentenced to 12 to 30 months in
prison.



In imposing the sentence on Neil Broe, Judge Alan Rubenstein said the
30 pictures depicted "a horrifying image ... one that will stay with
me for a long time."


Some of the photos showed the 2-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl
wrapped at least six times with duct tape around the chest and legs.
One picture showed a child's bare legs dangling through crib rails,
the ankles bound with packing tape and the diaper wrapped with duct
tape.


Authorities alleged Broe, 42, and Colleen Broe, 34, bound the children
to keep them under control. Colleen Broe was acquitted of child abuse
charges in November and accused her estranged husband of staging the
photos because the couple was in the midst of a divorce.


Neil Broe pleaded guilty to child endangerment, but denied using duct
tape.


"I'm guilty of holding on to these photos too long and not getting
involved," he said Friday. "I should have thought about the children."

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