Wis. 'torture house' had history with cops MADISON, Wis., April 1 (UPI) -- Officers were called several times to the Wisconsin house where a couple allegedly tortured, sexually abused and starved a 15-year-old girl, police records say. The girl -- whose father, Chad Chritton, and step-mother, Melinda Drabek-Chritton, have been charged with reckless endangerment, child abuse and child neglect -- had twice been seen by passersby outside the family's Madison home skinny and barefoot, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Saturday. She weighed 70 pounds by the time she escaped Feb. 6, a police affidavit said. Police released records of at least 10 instances between March 2007 and August 2011 when they visited the home for a variety of calls. One woman called police in January 2011 to report seeing the girl outside the home barefoot in the cold. Two officers responded, but when no one answered their knocks at the door, they left, ending the investigation. By that time, Dane County child protective services had received six phone calls concerning the young girl. "Based on what facts were given to the officers, we believe they acted appropriately," Madison Police Capt. Sue Williams said. There is nothing to indicate more should have been done. The alleged victim's 18-year-old step-brother, whose name was not reported, has been charged with sexual assault and child abuse, the Journal-Sentinel said.