Iowa father charged with abandoning kids found at tavern

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Police found four children ages 5 and under alone in an apartment while their father was at a tavern.

That father, 37-year-old Charles Thomas Ray of Marion, is now charged with neglect or abandonment of a dependent, a class C felony. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.

According to a criminal complaint, Cedar Rapids Police responded to an apartment on Thursday and found four children alone inside. The kids ranged in age from 1 to 5 years old…

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