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Drug charges added in Vigo neglect case

Robert King
robert.king@indystar.com

The four adults accused of allowing a disabled child to starve to death in Vigo County face additional charges after testing positive for drugs, according to the sheriff's office.

The suspects were charged earlier this week with two counts of neglect and one count of failure to make a report after a 9-year-old child in their care went into cardiac arrest and died at a local hospital. At the time of his death, Cameron R. Hoopingarner — a child who was blind and afflicted with cerebral palsy — weighed less than 15 pounds.

According to the Vigo County Sheriff's Office, an additional neglect charge has been added for each after drug tests showed that the foursome — Hubert Kraemer, 56; Robin Kraemer, 53; Chad Kraemer, 33; and Sarah Travioli, 30 — had marijuana and methamphetamine in their systems.

Hubert and Robin Kraemer had legal custody of the child. According to the Terre Haute Tribune Star, friends said they had taken care of the child since a few days after his birth. Along with their son Chad and Travioli, his girlfriend, they lived in the same address in northern Vigo County where the 911 call regarding the child's distress came from.

All four suspects are being held in jail. The bond for each has been set at $250,000, with a requirement that the amount be paid in full.

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