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West Virginia couple convicted of abusing adopted children is set for sentencing
- A West Virginia couple, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Lantz, was convicted of mistreating their adopted children by locking some in a shed and is set for sentencing today.
- A jury found Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Lantz guilty of forced labor, human trafficking, and child abuse and neglect on January 29.
- Whitefeather faces a maximum of 215 years in prison, while Lantz could face up to 160 years when sentenced in Kanawha County Circuit Court.
- Lantz claimed the chores were intended to teach responsibility, while Whitefeather's attorney argued they made poor parenting choices.
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Couple that adopted black children and enslaved them sentenced to 290 years
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Lantz were convicted of a slew of charges including forced labor, gross child neglect, and child abuse after they locked their adopted Black children in a barn and forced them to work "as slaves"
·New York, United States
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In the United States, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are the adoptive parents of five black children, adopted "because of their race." They were sentenced for forced labour, trafficking in human beings
·France
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Several hundred years in prison were handed down by the West Virginia Court on Wednesday, March 19, against a couple who adopted black children to exploit them.
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