RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Latest on the case of a couple charged with the torture and abuse of most of their 13 children (all times local):
9:35 a.m.
A California couple who shackled some of their 13 children to beds and starved them have pleaded guilty to torture and other abuse.
David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty Friday in Riverside County Superior Court in the case dubbed a "house of horrors."
The couple was arrested in January 2018 when their 17-year-old daughter called 911 after escaping from the family's home in the city of Perris, southeast of Los Angeles.
The children, who ranged in age from 2 to 29 at the time, were severely underweight and hadn't bathed for months and the house reeked of human waste.
Investigators said some of the children had stunted growth and wasted muscles and described being beaten, starved and put in cages.
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6:52 a.m.
A Southern California district attorney will address the case of a couple charged with the torture and abuse of most of their 13 children.
A Friday morning court hearing is set for lawyers to discuss preparations for a Sept. 3 trial for David and Louise Turpin. The Turpins have pleaded not guilty to dozens of felony counts — including torture, willful child cruelty and false imprisonment.
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin plans a press conference to follow the court proceedings. His office didn't reveal what Hestrin plans to say.
The Turpins were arrested in January when a daughter escaped from the family's Perris home and called 911.
Investigators said some of the children had stunted growth and wasted muscles and described being beaten, starved and put in cages.
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