Genie Wiley: America's Ferie Child

Genie’s Childhood

Genie spent years in this home in a terrifying situation, prisoner by her own parents. If Genie made even the slightest noise, Wiley would beat her with a wooden plank. For 13 hours every day, he would strap Genie to a children’s potty in a makeshift harness designed to function as a straitjacket. While secured in the harness, Genie wore diapers and was only able to move her extremities…

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