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The family contained in slave conditions their black adoptive children
American spouses from Western Virginia were sentenced to 375 years in prison in the aggregate after they were found guilty of cruelty with children. They forced some of their adopted children to hard work, locked them in the barn without amenities, hunger, did not let them sleep and subjected racist attacks.
62-year-old Donald LANC received the maximum 215 years of prison, and his wife 63-year-old Jin Whitfezer-160 years with the possibility of parole after 49 and 36 years, respectively. The court sentenced the jury, in January, the jury found them guilty of people's trafficking, using minors in forced labor, cruelty to children and rude neglect of their needs. In addition, Whitfezer was also found guilty of using racist insults.
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“You brought these children to Western Virginia, a place that, as I know, is called“ almost a paradise ”, and sent them to hell. Now the court will now send you to yours, ” said District Judge Maricler Eikers during the sentence.
The couple adopted five black brothers and sisters in Minnesot in 2018. At that time, they were from 3 to 12 years old. Then they all moved to the farm in Washington’s farm, and in May 2023 they moved to Sissonville, West Virginia, hoping to find a rather isolated place there, the prosecutors said.
However, a few months later, in October 2023, a call from their neighbors, who said some of the children were “locked in the barn for several days”, received a call to the children's protection service. Then a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were discovered in the economic extension. There was only a small dry closet, there was no running water. They were not given food for about 12 hours and forced to sleep on a concrete floor.
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In addition, physical injuries were found in children: for example, ulcers on the legs. The prosecutors said that the children were forced to perform work on the farm: to carry buckets uphill, manually pull the grass and dig with their bare hands. According to the prosecutors, the recordings from video surveillance cameras in the house showed that some children foster parents forced to stand in the bedroom with their hands for hours so that they could not fall asleep. The victims said that they fed them mainly with sandwich oils. They could use only one on the whole bucket instead of the toilet.
The married couple did not admit guilt and considers the possibility of appeal. The lawyer Whitefezer said that the couple was guilty only in poor education of children. “These are farmers who are engaged in farmer affairs. It was not in the race, ”he said.
The four injured adolescents, who are now 18, 16, 13 and 10 years old, wrote letters to their foster parents, who were read out loud in the courtroom. In them, the children reported that they had injured. They complained about serious problems with trust and nightmares at night. The 18-year-old girl wrote Waitfester: “I will never understand how you can sleep at night. I want you to know that you are a monster. ”
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