Jury Reaches Verdict In Ohio Child Torture Trial

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

One young boy in Cheviot, Ohio endured an unthinkable nightmare, suffering years of abuse from the people who were supposed to love and care for him. Beginning at the age of ten, the boy was tortured by his stepmother, Amy Rodriguez-Dangel. On Monday, November 6th, a Hamilton County jury found the 46-year-old woman guilty of four of the eleven endangering children counts she faced. She is scheduled to be sentenced on December 5th of this year. FOX 19 Anchor and Host of Cincinnati’s Crime Vault Podcast Jessica Schmidt shares the shocking details of this heartbreaking case and explains how the trial unfolded. Later, she provides an update on the young victim and shares the reactions of the Hamilton County community to this horrific story. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	I'm Emily Componio, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.
0:46.3	Thank you. True Crime Podcast. A young boy in Cheviot, Ohio, endured an unthinkable nightmare for three years at the
0:53.2	hands of the people who were supposed to
0:55.0	love and care for him. Beginning when he was just 10 years old, the boy was tortured and abused
1:00.9	by his stepmother, Amy Rodriguez Dangle. On Monday, a jury in Hamilton County found Rodriguez
1:08.1	Dangle guilty of four of the 11 endangering children counts.
1:12.6	The 46-year-old woman was found guilty of forcing the boy to lean against a wall with just his fingertips for hours on end,
1:19.6	and even forcing him to remain in an imaginary square in his room for days at a time using video cameras to monitor him.
1:28.5	She was also convicted of malnourishing the boy and not providing him with a proper amount of food.
1:34.7	The prosecution alleged other horrific forms of torture on which she was acquitted.
1:40.0	The defense claimed that the boy was unruly and that the punishments were a response to his actions and behavior.
1:47.2	Susan and Armin Rodriguez, the parents of Amy Rodriguez-Dangle, both faced one count of child endangerment and complicity, though they were acquitted.
1:57.0	Anthony Dangle, the father of the boy and the husband of Rodriguez-Dal, has been accused of knowing of the abuse and doing nothing to intervene.
2:05.5	He is being charged separately.
2:07.7	Rodriguez Dangal is scheduled to be sentenced on December 5th, where she could face up to 27 years in prison.
2:14.7	Joining me back on the podcast to provide the shocking details of this heartbreaking case
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