Sheriff: Malnourished kids caked in feces living in filth
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A couple is facing charges after Franklin County authorities say they found their children living in squalor with feces caked on their hands.
News outlets report 26-year-old Kimberly Powell and 25-year-old Andrew Powell were indicted Monday on criminal abuse charges after deputies found their children, ages 2, 4 and 6, extremely malnourished in a bug-infested Frankfort home that smelled of feces and urine in July.
Sheriff Pat Melton says the children, who hadn't seen a doctor in years and were developmentally delayed, were routinely locked inside a bedroom alone. Investigators say the windows of the home were covered with black plastic, blocking out sunlight.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The children are in the custody of the state.
It's unclear whether the couple have attorneys.