A Pennsylvania couple are accused of heinous child abuse after a malnourished and “nearly naked” 15-year-old was found wandering around in the freezing cold.

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Nearly naked, malnourished boy forced outside in single-digit temperatures as punishment, DA says

A couple was charged after a 15-year-old boy told officials he was forced to stand outside naked in freezing temperatures.

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Boy forced to stand naked outside after winter storm as punishment: Police

The mother and stepfather are each being held on $75,000 bail.

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A Pennsylvania couple is facing charges after twin teens were found malnourished and extremely thin.

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Mother, stepfather of ‘very malnourished’ twins arrested after naked teen found out in cold

Law enforcement officials in Lehigh County have arrested a pair from Lower Macungie after, police allege, they allowed a pair of twin teen boys to become malnourished and extremely underweight by refusing to give them food and forcing the boys to stand outside naked in freezing temperatures as a means of punishment. According to police, the crimes came to the attention of law enforcement officials after one of the boys was found wandering while …

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Lehigh Co. parents charged after malnourished teen found walking nude in snow

LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A Lower Macungie Township couple is facing charges of neglect and abuse of a pair of children in their care. Authorities say the couple forced a pair of severely malnourished twins to…

MUNICIPIO LOWER MACUNGIE, Pa. - Una pareja del Municipio Lower Macungie enfrenta cargos por negligencia y abuso de un par de menores bajo su cuidado. Las autoridades dicen que la pareja obligó a un par de gemelos gravemente desnutridos a…

Una pareja enfrenta graves cargos de abuso infantil

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Indiana County

Couple faces serious child abuse charges

The twins, aged 15, were subjected to multiple types of abuse, authorities said.

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Pennsylvania couple starved twins, left them naked outside in cold as punishment, DA says

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Pennsylvania couple accused of child abuse after malnourished teen found 'nearly naked' in freezing cold

Joshua Dechant and Tracy Dechant are charged with endangering the welfare of 15-year-old twin brothers under their care.

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Allentown

Lehigh County

Lehigh Valley couple sent twin boys naked outside into freezing cold, malnourished them, DA says

LEHIGH COUNTY, Penn. (WPHL) -- Warning: Some pictures included in the following article are disturbing. Two teenage boys are being treated after suffering from abuse and neglect possibly for years according to the Office of the Lehigh County District Attorney. On Monday, District Attorney Gavin Holihan shared the abuse the 15-year-old boys endured before their biological mother, Tracy Dechant, 32, and their step-father, Joshua Dechant, 42, were …

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Teen twins found 'naked and malnourished' lead to parents' arrest in child abuse case

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Pennsylvania couple accused of child abuse after malnourished teen found 'nearly naked' in freezing cold

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