"Toddler Jane" FERGUSON - 2 yo/ Accused: Caira/ Mother - Chester (SW of Philly) PA

CNN) -- A Pennsylvania woman was arrested and charged
Wednesday with endangering the welfare of a child after showing police a
photo of her 2-year-old child duct-taped to a chair. Caira
Ferguson, 21, revealed the photo as part of her claim that someone had
stolen her identity, according to a Chester Township Police statement.
Ferguson has also been charged with unlawful restraint and false imprisonment, the statement said. The
photo was posted on mediatakeout.com, a news and gossip blog. It shows
Ferguson smiling next to the child, whose hands are bound and mouth is
duct-taped shut. The child is dressed in a diaper and was photographed in July, police said.
"There were some issues with the identity, but our main concern was
about the safety of the baby," said Chester police Chief Kenneth J Coalson. Police
said they searched Ferguson's house Wednesday where they discovered a
purple chair with remains of duct tape still attached to it.
It is not clear if Ferguson has acquired legal counsel.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/02/16/pennsylvania.duct.tape.child/

Custody awarded in duct-taped baby case


MEDIA COURTHOUSE -- A judge has given temporary custody of the 2-year-old allegedly duct-taped to a chair by his mother to the child's godparents.

The ruling issued Thursday followed a petition filed by Delaware County Children and Youth Services.

The girl -- who appeared in a photo wearing only a diaper and bound to a purple chair by strips of duct tape wrapped around her wrists, ankles, and chest, along with another piece covering her mouth -- will be in the custody of Raiven Craig, 20, and Craig's brother Lamont Craig, 23.

The girl's mother Caira Lorraine Ferguson remains in jail without bail on charges of child endangerment and related offenses, which were filed Wednesday afternoon.

According to the police complaint, Ferguson admitted to police Wednesday that she duct taped her daughter to a chair seven months ago, when they were living on Maple Road in Nether Providence. She gave no explanation as to why she bound the child, authorities said.

A photograph of the child posted on the website Mediatakeout.com stirred national interest. According to police, the photograph received more than 300,000 hits before it was removed from the site.

http://delcotimes.com/articles/2011/02/17/news/doc4d5d6b6ab2537914576908.txt

The pictures are here. I haven't got a problem posting them but don't want to upset anyone.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357954/Caira-Ferguson-charged-child-abuse-daughter-2-gagged-bound-photo.html?ITO=1490