James and Anne Cardona of Marietta, Georgia, were charged with second-degree child cruelty, police said. James and Anne Cardona of Marietta, Georgia, were charged with second-degree child cruelty, police said. ~STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Police found the two young Georgia girls covered in filth and bug bites * The 5-year-old girl weighs 158 pounds; 4-year-old weighs 89 pounds * Their parents have been charged with child cruelty, a felony Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — When police walked into the home, they found a 5-year-old girl weighing nearly 160 pounds, her teeth rotting, her skin covered in spider bites. Her 4-year-old sister was lying on a filthy mattress, wearing only a urine-soaked diaper. Police were responding to a domestic dispute call at the Marietta, Georgia, house Monday when they encountered the shocking scene. They called in child abuse investigators, and ultimately arrested the parents, James and Anne Cardona, charging both with second-degree child cruelty, Cobb County police spokesman Joe Hernandez said. The children are now in the state custody. Their parents were released on bond, but Anne Cardona was arrested again late Thursday for giving “misleading information” to a magistrate judge at the couple's first court appearance Tuesday, said Col. Milton Beck of the Cobb County sheriff's department. She remained in jail Friday without bond until further notice from court, he said. Attempts to reach her husband were unsuccessful Friday, and it wasn't immediately clear whether they had retained legal counsel. Asked by CNN affiliate WSB-TV on Thursday whether the children were mistreated at the home, Anne Cardona said no. Video @ link. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/20/georgia.child.cruelty/index.html?iref=NS… =KsUNGPN0uXo&wom=false added by: iamfree
