Mexican authorities found nearly 500 children living in squalor at a shelter in Michoacan state . The children were subjected to physical , psychological and sexual abuse , authorities say . The operator of the shelter was detained along with eight of her children . She later worked as a grade school teacher and earned a meager living to care for her charges . Michoacan governor Salvador Jara Guerrero : ` ` We will not allow these things to happen ''
Mexican authorities found nearly 500 children living in squalor at a shelter in Michoacan state . The children were subjected to physical , psychological and sexual abuse , authorities say . The operator of the shelter was detained along with eight of her children . Michoacan governor Salvador Jara Guerrero : ` ` We will not allow these things to happen ''