"Toddler John" PETTY - 4 yo - Edmonson County (NE of Bowling Green) KY

A grand jury has indicted an Edmonson County,
Kentucky mother and her boyfriend in connection with the abuse of her
4-year-old son.State police said the boy was beaten with a stick
and forced to stay in a dog cage on a regular basis.According to
police reports, every night for a period of six months, the boy was
forced to sleep in a metal dog cage.Prosecutors said Sarah Price
and David Petty face 10 counts of criminal abuse.Court documents
said Price "would have to soak his bottom in cold water to reduce the
swelling."The horrific details are something that they boy's
father and grandmother said have given them many sleepless nights."He's
adorable. He's so gorgeous," the boy's grandmother, Monica Price, said.Monica
Price said she saw her grandson for the first time in years just a few
weeks ago."It was the best. There are no words to describe it,"
she said. "I am just so grateful and so happy that they are going to get
what's coming to them."Price said she hopes her son can get
custody of the boy soon."My son is doing everything the right
way. And we all know we made a mistake," Price said. "Had we knew any of
this was happening to him, we would have moved heaven and earth to find
him."Over the last month, the little boy has spent a few hours
with his father and grandmother."When the time comes when we get
to have him all the time, forever, that's going to be the greatest day
of my life," Price said.Petty also has been charged with 10
counts of criminal abuse for crimes committed beginning in 1995, along
with 10 counts of sexual abuse for crimes committed between 2000 and
2006.