DOCUMENTS. SO ZACH, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? EVAN? JESS RIGHT NOW WE CAN TELL YOU THAT SUSPECT AND HIS WIFE ARE BOTH LOCKED UP TONIGHT HERE AT THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY JAIL. THE FATHER ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE COUNTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND SEX CHARGES. THE WIFE IS ACCUSED OF ALLOWING THIS ABUSE TO GO ON FOR YEARS INSIDE THIS SOUTHEAST OKC HOME. COURT DOCUMENTS DETAIL JUST SOME OF THE ABUSE. A MAN INFLICTED ON HIS CHILDREN. DETECTIVES SAY THEY FOUND FIVE CHILDREN, ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 18, ALL OF THEM WITH, QUOTE, POOR HYGIENE, FOUL ODOR AND LACK OF DENTAL CARE, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, TWO OF THE CHILDREN WERE NONVERBAL AND COULD NOT COMMUNICATE. OTHER CHILDREN TOLD POLICE THAT THEY WERE TOUCHED INAPPROPRIATELY. WE ALWAYS THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS GOING ON IN THERE. WE SPOKE WITH A NEIGHBOR REACTING TO THE DISCOVERY. IT HURTS ME BECAUSE I GOT TO SEE THE YOUNG ONES. THEY NEVER LEFT THE HOUSE WITH ONLY WITH HIM. COURT DOCUMENTS SAY A BUSINESS OWNER WHO THE SUSPECT WORKED FOR CONTACTED POLICE BACK IN AUGUST AFTER SHE GREW CONCERNED THE SUSPECT WOULD CLEAN HER BUSINESS. SHE TOLD POLICE THAT HE BROUGHT A WOMAN WHO HE IDENTIFIED AS HIS STEPDAUGHTER TO HELP, BUT THE OWNER WITNESSED THEM, QUOTE, HUGGING AND KISSING. SO SHE CALLED POLICE, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS. THAT TIP LED TO THE DISCOVERY AT THE HOME. THE SUSPECT ADMITTED TO INVESTIGATORS THAT THE YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ALL HIS AND HIS STEPDAUGHTERS. SHE WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN 12 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE FIRST GAVE BIRTH. HE ALSO SAID, QUOTE, THE CHILDREN HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE DOCTOR AND WERE ALL HOME BIRTH WITHOUT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL PRESENT. NOW, RIGHT NOW, THAT SUSPECT IS FACING TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD AND FIVE COUNTS OF CHILD NEGLECT. THE WIFE IS FACING MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ENABLING SEXUAL CHILD ABUSE, CHILD NEGLECT AND CHILD ABUSE AS WELL. WE ARE CHOOSING NOT TO NAME
Neighbors react after man arrested in disturbing case of child abuse, neglect in OKC
Five children were discovered in a home, dirty, kept out of school and never allowed to visit a doctor.
Updated: 10:10 PM CDT Oct 3, 2023
Neighbors reacted after a man was arrested in a disturbing case of child abuse and neglect in Oklahoma City.KOCO 5 has chosen not to name the suspects to protect the identities of the victims in this case.Five children were discovered in a home, dirty, kept out of school and never allowed to visit a doctor. Court documents said their mother was just a child herself when she gave birth to her first baby.| MORE | Oklahoma City man, his wife arrested in horrific case of child sexual abuse, neglectThe father was that woman's stepfather. The suspect and his wife are both locked up in the Oklahoma County Jail, the father for multiple counts of child abuse and sex charges, and his wife for allowing the abuse to go on for years. Inside the southeast Oklahoma City home, court documents detailed some of the abuse the man inflicted on his children. Detectives said they found five children, all under the age of 18, with "poor hygiene, foul odor, and lack of dental care."According to documents, two of the children were non-verbal and could not communicate. Other children told police they were touched inappropriately.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here."We always thought something was going on in there," a neighbor told KOCO 5, who wished to remain anonymous.Neighbors who spoke with KOCO 5 reacted to the discovery."It hurts me because I got to see the young ones. They never left the house, only with him," the neighbor said.Court documents said a business owner, whom the suspect worked for, contacted police back in August after she grew concerned. The suspect would clean her business.She told police he brought a woman, who he identified as his stepdaughter, to help, but the owner witnessed them "hugging and kissing," so he called the police.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppAccording to the court documents, that tip led to the discovery at the home. The suspect admitted to investigators that the young children are his and his stepdaughter's.She would have been 12 years old when she first gave birth.The suspect also said, "The children had never been to the doctor and were all home-birthed without a medical professional present."The suspect is facing two counts of sexual abuse of a child and five counts of child neglect. His wife is facing several charges of enabling sexual abuse of a child, child neglect, and child abuse.Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Risk for severe storms on the risk as Oklahoma sees hail, tornado threatA ransom note, fingerprints and cell phone pings led to missing 9-year-old girl and suspect in her disappearanceOHP: Woman dies after deer hits windshield on northeastern Oklahoma highwaySea lion escapes enclosure at Central Park Zoo due to New York floodingThese popular fall-scented candles are on sale for 40% off
OKLAHOMA CITY — Neighbors reacted after a man was arrested in a disturbing case of child abuse and neglect in Oklahoma City.
KOCO 5 has chosen not to name the suspects to protect the identities of the victims in this case.
Five children were discovered in a home, dirty, kept out of school and never allowed to visit a doctor. Court documents said their mother was just a child herself when she gave birth to her first baby.
| MORE | Oklahoma City man, his wife arrested in horrific case of child sexual abuse, neglect
The father was that woman's stepfather. The suspect and his wife are both locked up in the Oklahoma County Jail, the father for multiple counts of child abuse and sex charges, and his wife for allowing the abuse to go on for years.
Inside the southeast Oklahoma City home, court documents detailed some of the abuse the man inflicted on his children. Detectives said they found five children, all under the age of 18, with "poor hygiene, foul odor, and lack of dental care."
According to documents, two of the children were non-verbal and could not communicate. Other children told police they were touched inappropriately.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
"We always thought something was going on in there," a neighbor told KOCO 5, who wished to remain anonymous.
Neighbors who spoke with KOCO 5 reacted to the discovery.
"It hurts me because I got to see the young ones. They never left the house, only with him," the neighbor said.
Court documents said a business owner, whom the suspect worked for, contacted police back in August after she grew concerned. The suspect would clean her business.
She told police he brought a woman, who he identified as his stepdaughter, to help, but the owner witnessed them "hugging and kissing," so he called the police.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
According to the court documents, that tip led to the discovery at the home. The suspect admitted to investigators that the young children are his and his stepdaughter's.
She would have been 12 years old when she first gave birth.
The suspect also said, "The children had never been to the doctor and were all home-birthed without a medical professional present."
The suspect is facing two counts of sexual abuse of a child and five counts of child neglect. His wife is facing several charges of enabling sexual abuse of a child, child neglect, and child abuse.
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