A pair of Georgia dad and mom are going through fees over accusations of kid cruelty, together with for allegedly imprisoning their 4 youngsters at their house by protecting them of their bedrooms for lengthy durations.
James and Cindy Spooner have every been charged with 4 counts of first-degree baby cruelty and false imprisonment, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned, based on Fox 5 Atlanta.
Investigators executed a search warrant on the household’s four-bedroom ranch-style house in Whitesburg, Georgia, and located 4 youngsters — three women and one boy — below situations the investigators described as inhumane.
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James and Cindy Spooner have every been charged with 4 counts of first-degree baby cruelty and false imprisonment. (Getty Photos)
Every kid’s bed room had a deadbolt lock on the skin of the door and exterior doorways and home windows had been boarded up in an obvious try to stop the youngsters from leaving the home, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The youngsters advised investigators they’d been locked of their bedrooms for hours and even days at a time with solely a bucket to make use of for a bathroom. The kids additionally mentioned they had been solely given meals on the discretion of their dad and mom.
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4 youngsters — three women and one boy — had been discovered residing below situations investigators described as inhumane. (iStock)
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“This is a heartbreaking situation for these innocent children, and no one should be treated like they have been,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in an announcement. “We pray for their recovery from this mentally and physically and hope the offenders are punished harshly through the judicial system for these horrid actions.”
The case stays below investigation.
