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A couple who are biological scientists at the University of Florida are facing felony charges after it was discovered that they allegedly kept their youngsters in cages.

The parents have a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old. Recently, the older child was at school when he reportedly became upset about going back home. He reportedly told his teacher that he gets locked in a cage, and his younger sibling gets trapped under an overturned crib.

Their father works at the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and their mother works as a safety manager at the Plant Pathology Department. According to reports, the 6-year-old said his dad leaves him locked in the cage while his mother is at work.

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Two underage, intoxicated women outside a Florida bar were arrested and charged after allegedly throwing a baby back and forth between them, causing him to break his arm.

At approximately 1:00 AM at the Coyote Ugly Saloon in Daytona Beach, two reportedly drunk women, ages 19 and 20, were out front with an infant. According to witnesses, the women were being too rough when handling the child. Several people reported that the women were standing about four feet apart and throwing the baby at each other.

One of the women standing nearby began to record video of the incident with her cell phone, and the 19-year-old, who was holding the infant at the time, walked up to her and allegedly became aggressive. She reportedly tried to hit the woman and then tried to strike her with one of the 20-year-old’s crutches. She allegedly held the baby upside down by the ankles while she tried to fight with the bystander.

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