A sad story unfolds in Hernando County…
Tailing Gigliotti, 50, has been arrested for aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment.
A 17 year old boy finally was able to escape and get help getting out of the hell he has been living in for years.
The boy was able to get to a neighbors house and asked for help. The boy had bruises and cuts to his left arm and shoulder as well as all over his head, arms and face.
Gigliotti had forced the boy to live on the hallway floor until November 2007 and then from that time forward he was locked away in a bathroom. He was only allowed out of the bathroom when Gigliotti was home. Any other time he was locked away.
This was no average bathroom mind you.
Gigliotti had to power turned off to the bathroom and she had the window covered with plywood so while the boy was locked away in the bathroom, he stayed in total darkness.
She even went as far to have a lock on the outside of the bathroom door so the boy could not even unlock the door from inside.
The report said on Sunday, Gigliotti forced the victim to strip, bound his hands with packing tape and then beat him with a piece of wood and a section of water hose. After the beating, the report said he was kept nude and locked inside the bathroom without medical attention while Gigliotti went to work, the boy was leftwith his arms bound with packing tape and a bungee cord formed a noose around his neck and Gigliotti left and went to work.
After his last beating, the boy finally said enough was enough. The following day he was able to escape from the home. While he was locked in total darkness, he manages to break the bathroom door open and made it to his neighbor’s house.
Once the police learned of what had been happening, they obtained a search warrant and turned up evidence that supported the 17 year olds story.
They found blood stained pieces of wood and a piece of blood stained water hose. They also discovered the plywood covered window and the lock on the outside of the bathroom door and if the outside lock wasn't enough the police also found metal "L" brackets that bolted the door shut.
The victim told police he had not been allowed to sleep in a regular bed for more than 3 years.
Gigliotti turned herself in after the investigators obtained warrants for her arrest.
She is in jail on a $15,000 bond. Does not seem like much of a bond for years of torture the child has suffered.
The victim was taken into State custody and taken to a hospital for treatment. They found he had a broken bone in his right forearm and several lacerations and bruises. There were also a number of bruises and scars from previous beating.
Sadly, we cannot subject Gigliotti to the same treatment she forced upon the boy for years. It’s really sad that we cannot even make her sleep on the floor in a dark cell with no lights.
God forbid if we would mistreat a piece of scum like Gigliotti.
She's since posted a $15,000 bond. Her live-in boyfriend, Anton Angelo, possibly faces charges, too, according to the sheriff's office.
Why the teen didn't escape earlier is because Taiwanese culture emphasizes subservience to adults, although certainly not to this extreme. The teen was also told that he was an illegal immigrant and would be deported if caught.
But Gigliotti finally pushed the teen beyond his breaking point.
**** Different media sources has released the teens age differently. Some have reported he was 17 at the time of his escape and others said he was 16 at the time of his escape.
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