HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Two Connecticut Department of Children and Families managers have been fired for failing to remove two young children from the home of a convicted child rapist.

The Hartford Courant reports Leslie Roy and Linda Lukin were fired Monday.

DCF officials say caseworkers didn't remove the 1-year-old and infant after learning of the Plainfield couple's background. The husband was convicted in the 1990s of raping a child. His wife was on the child-abuse registry for a previous DCF case.

DCF's human resources director said in the termination letter that Lukin and Roy didn't recognize the ``serious risk'' in the situation or take immediate steps to ensure the children's safety.

The children weren't harmed. They're no longer in the home.

Attorneys for Roy and Lukin say their clients will appeal.