rooster59 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 California couple faces sentencing in severe child abuse case By Dan Whitcomb L-R: Louise Turpin, attorney John Moore, and David Turpin are seated during a preliminary hearing in Riverside Superior Court in Riverside, California, U.S., June 20, 2018. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Pool via REUTERS LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California couple who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from grim, headline-making accusations they beat, starved and shackled their 13 children in the family's home were due to be sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in prison. David Turpin, 57, and his wife Louise Turpin, 50, agreed to the long prison terms as part of an agreement with Riverside County prosecutors that saw them plead guilty in February to torture, child abuse and false imprisonment charges. The plea deal, which calls for additional charges against both spouses to be dropped, means they will spend the rest of their lives in prison unless granted parole after a mininum of 25 years behind bars. The sentencing marks the culmination of a criminal case that has convulsed the community of Perris, California, some 70 miles (113 km) east of Los Angeles, since an emaciated 17-year-old girl climbed out of a window of the family's home and called 911. Deputies who raided the residence found the girl’s 12 brothers and sisters, ranging in age from 2 to 29, trapped inside the darkened, foul-smelling house, some of them chained to beds. The siblings, found to be suffering from malnourishment, muscle wasting, stunted growth and other signs of severe abuse, were taken into protective custody, and the parents were arrested. Prosecutors said the victims had been denied proper nutrition, basic hygiene and medical care and were harshly punished for perceived infractions such as wasting water by washing their hands above the wrist. The couple also were accused of taunting their children with pies and other food that they were forbidden to eat. David Turpin’s parents, James and Betty Turpin of West Virginia, have said their son and daughter-in-law were a deeply religious couple who home-schooled their children and required them to memorize Bible scripture. The children, whose ages now range from 3 to 30, are in the care of child and adult protection agencies. -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-04-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Lock'em up. Same as they did to the children. Taunt them with pies (but never feed them to them). Starve them. Deny them ample water. Chain them in their cells. "Deeply religious couple". Yeah right ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 ...headline-making accusations they beat, starved and shackled their 13 children in the family's home ...found t he girl’s 12 brothers and sisters, ranging in age from 2 to 29, trapped inside the darkened, foul-smelling house, some of them chained to beds. The siblings, found to be suffering from malnourishment, muscle wasting, stunted growth and other signs of severe abuse... ...the victims had been denied proper nutrition, basic hygiene and medical care and were harshly punished for perceived infractions such as wasting water by washing their hands above the wrist. The above happened in Southern California, United States of America. The worlds most developed and powerful country! What could not happen in the undeveloped countries! It is always best to clean ones own backyard before finding fault with the neighbours. But... we all are human and we dont see our own faults... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 I remember this stomach turning case...still makes me sick to think parents could be so cruel...☠ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 oh the news today it said they got life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Very disturbed individuals. Poor innocent children???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKr Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Tropposurfer said: Very disturbed individuals. Poor innocent children???? indeed, may the children recover and lead a normal life. Still bewildered how this could happen, and how come no-one cared enough for the children, obviously living in the neighborhood during 29 or so years, to alert authorities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronrat Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 A lot of mothers missing their children will make that bitches life hell and so they should. Don't worry they will get pies inside. Might have ground glass and bodily fluids in them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHangingJudge Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 The death penalty will be forthcoming with or without the court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 They both got life. But if they don't live much longer would that count as a positive for them? Their fellow inmates have special treatments for people who mess with kids, especially for the mother. Suicide would be the smart move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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