Eight Kentucky family members have been accused of sickening child abuse — with some charged with incest, rape and human trafficking — as seven kids were rescued from their “deplorable” feces-filled home, according to officials.
The children, whose ages ranged from 17 to a 1-year-old baby, were found in “very filthy and deplorable” conditions as cops in Richmond carried out a search warrant Thursday into the sprawling child abuse allegations, Fox56 reported.
In total, they found 15 people packed in the house with 10 dogs and a cat — with feces smeared on the floors and stairs and the overwhelming smell of urine, court docs noted.
All eight adults, from a 21-year-old woman to a 63-year-old man, were arrested and charged with a form of abuse in the ongoing investigation, cops said.
The eldest, Green Schindler, 63, was charged with human trafficking as well as first-degree rape and sodomy.
He was also one of four charged with incest, along with 30-year-old twin brothers Mark and Matthew Brumbaugh, 30, and Sarah Carter, 28, who was also charged with distribution of obscene matter.
Richard Carter, 45, was also charged with human trafficking and first-degree rape.
The others — Johnna Carter, 21, Christine Carter, 41, and Ishmeal Thornsberry, 21 — were hit with various charges of abuse and neglect, mostly involving children under 13.
Authorities did not elaborate on the exact relationships between the suspects, beyond that they were all “family members.” They also did not reveal how they were individually related to the children, all of whom “were placed with Social Services.”
“Additional charges may be incurred pending further investigation,” the Richmond Police Department said.
“Community members are encouraged to report any information regarding this case.”
