Lawsuit: Ankeny parents beat adopted children, locked them in basement

Ankeny parents JoAnn and Paul Drake are being sued by their adopted daughter, who accuses them of beating her and an adoptive brother and locking them in a basement years ago.

The plaintiff, 19-year-old SavannahRose Willow, also claims the Iowa Department of Human Services was negligent in failing to observe or investigate the abuse allegations.

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