Comment: How much time and punishment did the couple who locked their two daughters in a squalid basement for years get? This is a harsh sentence. Harsh crime too and I'd be irate if I found out someone was doing this to my dog but I have seen some horrible crimes that were lightly sentenced compared to this poor guy. Didn't the wife of the Dr. who helped her husband drug, rape and plot to kill their victims get off with no jail time?