DCF to meet with Children Committee for update on alleged Waterbury captivity case

DCF says it followed protocols in case of Conn. man who says stepmom held him captive for 20 years

The state Department of Children and Families said it followed protocols in the case of a man who said he was held captive in his family’s Waterbury home for 20 years, from the time he was a boy until he set a fire inside the home in February to escape.   Firefighters who responded to the home earlier this year to put out the fire found the 32-year-old man emaciated, weighing only 68 pounds, officials said. He told them then he had been held cap…

DCF says it followed protocols in case of Waterbury man who says his stepmom held him captive for 20 years

The state Department of Children and Families said it followed protocols in the case of a man who said he was held captive in his family’s Waterbury home for 20 years, from the time he was a boy until he set a fire inside the home in February to escape.   Firefighters who responded to the home earlier this year...

DCF to meet with Children Committee for update on alleged Waterbury captivity case

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Department of Children and Families leaders plan to meet with the Connecticut Children's Committee next week after committee leaders pushed for an update on the agency's investigation of a Waterbury man who alleges he was held captive for decades. The meeting was called for by the ranking senator on the committee- Sen. Jason Perillo- and Sen. Stephen Harding. Man allegedly held captive by stepmother in Waterbury re…