CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations.

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The West Virginia couple, who is White, were accused of severely neglecting and mistreating their five adopted Black children John Raby/AP Photo A West Virginia couple accused of locking their ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne Kay ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne Kay ...

A West Virginia jury has convicted a couple who were accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children, including locking some of them in a shed, forcing them to sleep on the ...

on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children ...