CINCINNATI -- A misdemeanor indictment has been returned against a Cincinnati-area man accused of restraining his 12-year-old daughter with duct tape, putting her in a dog cage and threatening to electrify it.
A statement from the Hamilton County prosecutor's office says the girl spent "a matter of minutes" in the cage and that the misdemeanor charge against James Tapke (TAP'-kee) is appropriate. It says the girl often voluntarily entered the cage to be with the family's bull mastiff.
Tapke, of Springfield Township, was indicted on a count of unlawful restraint, carrying a penalty of up to 60 days in jail. His attorney has said he claims it was a joke that got out of hand.
The girl was not injured. She lives with her paternal grandparents, and Tapke has no custody rights.
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