A mother, grandmother and uncle are accused of abusing and neglecting three Pennsylvania children so severely that a medical professional found the abuse met the “definition of child torture,” according to police.
Following a two-year investigation, officers arrested Newberry Township residents Ashley Cardona, Lori Cardona, and Michael Cardona on Wednesday, February 25, the Newberry Township Police Department said in a news release issued the same day.
York County District Attorney Tim Barker identified Ashley, 29, as the children’s mother, Lori, 53, as their grandmother, and Michael, 27, who is Ashley’s brother, as their uncle during a news conference on their arrests, WGAL reported.
Ashley and Lori are facing charges including aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, endangering the welfare of children, and criminal conspiracy, according to authorities.
Michael faces charges including criminal conspiracy to commit unlawful restraint, criminal conspiracy to commit false imprisonment, and endangering the welfare of children.
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Information on their legal representation was not listed in court records viewed by Us Weekly on Thursday, February 26.
In March 2024, authorities began investigating alleged child abuse involving Ashley’s children, ages 5, 6 and 10, at her family’s Newberry Township home, police said.
The investigation revealed that for two years, her 6-year-old son, who is now 8, was forced to stay in a “crib cage” surrounded by urine and feces while her 5-year-old daughter, who is now 6, was regularly restrained in a car seat for nearly 24 hours each day, Barker said at the news conference, according to WGAL.
While describing the crib cage the boy was confined to, Barker said it was “a homemade caged crib constructed with stacked cribs, ratchet straps, zip ties, locking mechanisms” and that the boy “was restrained” to it “with a wrist device connected to a leash.”
Michael told police that he built the cage, according to authorities, FOX43 reported.
A third child, now 12, told police that Ashley “hates” the children “and doesn’t care what happens” to them, according to a criminal complaint viewed by the TV station.
The boy kept in the alleged crib cage and the girl often confined to a car seat were both extremely malnourished, had developmental delays and had not been trained to use the bathroom, Barker said at the news conference, WGAL reported. The girl also had major tooth decay, according to Barker.
All of the children have been taken out of the home and were placed in “alternative living arrangements,” police said in the release.
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A Penn State Health physician who is a member of the medical center’s Child Protective Team ultimately decided that the abuse the children endured was “child torture,” according to police.
While addressing the conclusion, Barker said at the news conference that it is “a very specific medical definition,” according to FOX43.
“It involves a longitudinal pattern of physical abuse combined with two or more forms of psychological maltreatment,” Barker added. “Unlike isolated incidents of physical abuse, child torture is premeditated, pervasive and impacts all aspects of a child’s daily life, resulting in physical, emotional and developmental harm.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
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