Light has been shed over an ordeal that left a Toronto man enslaved in a basement for over 25 years.

Gary Willett Sr. and his wife Maria face kidnapping, assault, and theft charges after holding Tim Goldrick and his then-girlfriend Barbara Bennett. While enslaved, Goldrick and Bennett were abused and fed dog food. Additionally, the Willets stole social assistance checks that belonged to Goldrick and Bennett. In the late 1980s, Bennett had a child whom the Willetts took as their own. The Willets were able to become the legal parents and additionally named the boy Gary Willett Jr, even though Goldrick was the biological father. To make things even messier, Bennett had a second child, Billie Jean, with Willett Sr.'s brother!

In the 90s, Bennett was able to escape with Billie Jean, leaving behind Willett Jr. and Goldrick. It wasn't until 2012 when Willett Jr. ran away from home, was he able to put the pieces together. Goldrick was able to escape after Willett Jr. spotted Goldrick walking back to the Willetts' home.

It's shocking that something like this could happen today. What goes on inside a person's mind to go through kidnapping a couple and stealing a baby from them? Additionally, why didn't Barbara Bennett go to police after she was able to escape? Had Gary Willett Jr not dug deeper into his roots, there was a good chance Tim Goldrick would've been subjected to continued abuse for the rest of his life.

At least justice for this bizarre event will be served--albeit 25 years late.