Sheriff: 9 Children Removed From Ohio Home with ‘Appalling and Unsafe Living Conditions’
Investigators say the children were living in bug-infested conditions with no proper food or water, and officials say more charges may follow.
- On Oct. 13, Licking County Sheriff's detectives arrested Jonathan Parr, 37, and Jacqueline Coleman, 32, after searching their Etna Township home on National Road Southwest and discovering nine children in "appalling and unsafe" living conditions.
- Following a report from a local school district, Licking County Child Protective Services contacted the sheriff's office about the residence, which allegedly suffered from a bug infestation and inadequate sleeping arrangements for the children.
- Investigators alleged children were forced to squat against walls with nails placed as markers and that "what we saw was not necessarily a cage like an actual big-sized dog cage," Sheriff's Capt. Jay Cook said, describing a folding cage used to block doorways.
- Parr and Coleman each appeared for bond hearings on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Licking County Common Pleas Court in Newark, where both remain in the Licking County Justice Center in lieu of $150,000 bonds each.
- Sheriff's Capt. Jay Cook stated "the investigation is still ongoing" with additional charges possible, as the case follows a similar incident this summer in Vinton County where 16 children were rescued from "deplorable" conditions.
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Inside A Ohio House Of Horrors: 9 Kids Removed As Deputies Arrest Two In Raid
Two people are in custody in Licking County, Ohio, after authorities found nine children living in unsafe conditions inside an Etna Township home earlier this week. Detectives from the Licking County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at a property in the 13000 block of National Road SW. The raid […] Inside A Ohio House Of Horrors: 9 Kids Removed As Deputies Arrest Two In Raid
The parents of nine children in Ohio, USA, who were rescued on Tuesday from a home with squalid living conditions, where they allegedly suffered systematic abuse for three years, are expected to face justice. The case was revealed in Licking County, with authorities describing incidents of confinement in small dog cages and long hours of punishment, the New York Post reports. According to court documents cited by the Columbus Dispatch newspape…
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9 kids rescued from bug-infested home where they were locked in cages, tortured for hours: cops
Nine kids have been rescued from a bug-infested Ohio home where they were allegedly crammed into tiny dog cages and tortured for hours by their dad as their mom watched on.
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