Foster Mom Allegedly Trades Child for Monkey

A Missouri woman is facing multiple charges related to the alleged abuse of a foster child, and authorities are currently investigating a rather bizarre and concerning allegation that she may have traded a girl for a monkey.

Brenda Ruth Deutsch of Lincoln County, Missouri, was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with two counts of abuse or neglect of a child and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

According to a probable cause statement obtained by KSDK, Police...