Woman accused of sexually abusing children she kept in cages is arrested after allegedly attacking police officers

A press release from the Taunton Police Department stated that police officers were helping out workers from the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
UPDATED OCT 3, 2018

The authorities in Massachusetts are currently investigating a couple from Taunton after they received an "anonymous report" that there were children allegedly living in dismal conditions. This includes one allegation that the children were being kept in cages. A press release from the Taunton Police Department stated that police officers were helping out workers from the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. They arrived at the home of the couple on September 30 to investigate an "anonymous report about three children allegedly living in squalor."

The press release also stated that the three children had been taken away from home and placed in care. An arrest report for Melissa Jean Hope showed that she faces one assault and battery charge after she allegedly attacked an officer. 

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