US EditionCouple and adult daughter charged with torture, abuse of 6 foster children
- Kenneth Michael Key, Tina Marie Key, and Katlynn Marresa Key from Victorville were charged this week with torturing six foster children aged 4 to 16 over several years.
- The investigation was initiated in February after a report was made to a child abuse hotline, followed by a 16-year-old victim coming forward to law enforcement.
- Prosecutors say the Keys subjected the children to daily beatings, strangulation causing unconsciousness, punishments withholding food and water, and some were taped down.
- Each defendant faces six felony torture counts and one child abuse count likely causing great bodily injury, with bail set at $1 million each pending arraignment Thursday via video.
- The children were removed promptly from the home and have begun health screenings, while the case recalls the 2019 Turpin abuse case though with reportedly less severe effects.
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By Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story VICTORVILLE, California (KABC) — A couple and their adult daughter accused of abusing and starving six children in Victorville appeared in court Thursday. Kenneth Michael Key, 60, Tina Marie Sheffield Key, 60, and their daughter Kaitlynn Marresa Key, 23, were arrested Monday and later charged with six felony counts of torture and one count of child abuse under circumstances likely to cause…
Couple and adult daughter charged with torture, abuse of 6 foster children
A Victorville, Calif., couple and their adult daughter who fostered children were charged Wednesday with child abuse and torture stemming from what authorities described as years of physical, emotional, and mental abuse.
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