A father and mother were arrested after 10 children were found living in unsafe living conditions and appeared to have been tortured.
The 10 children were found in a home in Fairfield, Calif., due to an investigation that began in late March after a report of a missing juvenile in the area. Police say the children were found in “horrible living conditions,” according to NBC Bay Area.
At least eight of the 10 children told police they were tortured, leaving them with puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries similar with being shot with a pellet gun. Police say the “significant torture” has been ongoing since at least 2014.
The mother, Ina Rogers, has called the accusations “ludicrous” and let reporters into her home Monday to see the conditions the children were living in. Rogers claimed her 10 children were living in the same room because they wanted to and said the scratches and bruises found on the children were normal “because they’re kids.”
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Fairfield mom accused of child endangerment calls accusations “ludicrous”. Ina Rogers faces 10 felony counts her husband is accused of torture. Couple has 10 kids pic.twitter.com/kpDhzwW3fU
— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandezTV) May 14, 2018
A Fairfield mother accused of child endangerment says her 10 kids sleep in one room because they want to. She says house is messy from police search. pic.twitter.com/GN93vXcLvA
— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandezTV) May 14, 2018
Jonathan Allen pleads not guilty to felony child cruelty & torture charges. Police say the victims…his own children. pic.twitter.com/Rx6GVvmaL0
— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandezTV) May 14, 2018
Rogers, 30, was arrested and booked into Solano County Jail for charges of child neglect, police said and was released after posting a $10,000 bail. The father, Jonathan Allen, 29, was charged with nine counts of felony torture and six counts of felony child abuse. Allen’s bail was set at $1.5 million. (RELATED: These Parents Kept 13 Kids Shackled As Slaves In Their Home)
Sharon Henry, Solano County chief deputy district attorney, said she was “horrified” after hearing the children’s reports of “torture” which was allegedly done “for sadistic purposes.”
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