Michael and Sharen Gravelle made headlines across Ohio when they were initially found to have been keeping their adopted children in cages, and on Tuesday the trial began. One watches shows on TV where the police bust up horrible situations like this, and while that is often just a fiction plot for Law & Order: SVU, it's hard to see that here in Ohio something as horrible as what happens to the victims of an episode of that show.

The Gravelles maintain that the children were out of control, and many of the kids were know to suffer from developmental damage. However the Gravelle's own daughter is testifying against them, citing sexual abuse, and Huron County expects to use some 47 witnesses against the couple.

If the allegations are true (as they seem to be), one hopes Michael and Sharen get to spend a long, long time in a cage of their own provided by the state.