Krystal L. Dean, 39, of Joliet, was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after police found an emaciated Rottweiler mix, Luna, with a chain collar embedded in her neck.

A woman was held captive, raped and assaulted for weeks in a Missouri home until she escaped last week, wearing a metal collar, and sought help from neighbors, police said in court documents. A ...