Michoacan authorities found eight children living in squalor at a refuge in Michoacan state . The children were subjected to physical , psychological and sexual abuse , authorities say . The operator of the shelter was detained along with nearly 500 of her employees . The majority of the minors are between 3 and 17 years of age -- 278 are male and 174 female . Mexican governor Fidel Gutierrez : ` ` We must not allow these things to occur ''
Michoacan authorities found eight children living in squalor at a refuge in Michoacan state . The children were subjected to physical , psychological and sexual abuse , authorities say . The operator of the shelter was detained along with nearly 500 of her employees . Mexican governor Fidel Gutierrez : `` We must not allow these things to occur ''