| Young couple accused of neglecting young
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| | dehydration."
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| children to surf the Web and play
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| | The brother was also treated for
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| computer video games.
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| | starvation as well as a genital
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| In Reno, Nevada a couple authorities say
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| | infection, because of a lack in muscle
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| were so obsessed the the Internet and
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| | development he had difficulties walking,
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| computer video games that they left
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| | investigators say.
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| babies starving, suffering other health
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| | The father, "Michael Straw is an
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| problems have pleaded guilty to child
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| | unemployed cashier, and his wife worked
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| neglect.
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| | for a temporary staffing agency doing
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| Michael and Iana Straw had two children,
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| | warehouse work, according to court
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| a girl ll months old and a boy 22 month
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| | records."
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| old. Authorities found these two children
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| | Michael received $50,000 from inheritance
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| very malnourished and near death last
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| | that "he spent on computer equipment and
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| month after social working took them to a
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| | a large plasma television, authorities
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| hospital. According to prosecutor Kelli
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| | said."
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| Ann Viloria the children are doing much
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| | American Medical Association ponder Video
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| better, gaining weight and are in foster
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| | game addiction
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| care.
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| | "While child abuse because of drug
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| "Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23,
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| | addiction is common, abuse rooted in
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| pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each
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| | video game addiction is rare, Viloria
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| of child neglect. Each faces a maximum
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| | said."
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| 12-year prison sentence."
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| | Last month, doctors at an American
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| According to prosecutor Viloria the
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| | Medical Association dismissed having
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| couple was too distract by online
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| | video game addiction as a mental
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| computer video games, namely the fantasy
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| | disorder, stating more research need to
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| role playing "Dungeons & Dragons" series,
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| | be done. Some argued it was like
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| to give their children proper care.
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| | alcoholism while other felt there was
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| "They had food; they just chose not to
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| | solid evidence that is was a
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| give it to their kids because they were
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| | psychological disease.
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| too busy playing video games," Viloria
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| | It is hard to know whether or not video
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| told Reno's local publication.
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| | game addiction is a true psychological
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| The status of the Children when found.
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| | disorder. It is very possible, seeing
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| When police found the girl and took her
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| | people pull all nighters playing computer
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| to the hospital the staff there had to
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| | video games, pausing only to use the
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| shave her hair because it was matted with
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| | bathroom, not even eating is problem in
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| cat urine. "The 10-pound girl also had a
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| | this writers mind.
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| mouth infection, dry skin and severe
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