Parents of the 6-year-old were charged with false imprisonment. (Representational Photo)
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Parents are charged with false imprisonment, endangering welfare of child
State police troopers say the investigation began June 19
They said the couple's child escaped to a neighbor's house to call police
31-year-old Nicholas Chamberlain and 34-year-old Linda Chamberlain were charged on Friday.
State police troopers say the investigation began June 19 when police responded to a call of a child refusing to return home in Huntingdon County. Police say the couple's 13-year-old child escaped to a neighbor's house to call police after the 6-year-old was locked in the cage overnight.
The couple also has a 10-year-old.
Online court records don't list attorneys for the Chamberlains, who remain jailed today and face a preliminary hearing August 3.
Both are charged with false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of children. Nicholas Chamberlain is also charged with simple assault.
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