Dad and mom locked children in cages and put nails between toes to stop 'stealing food at night,' cops say

Inset, near to right: Jonathan Parr and Jacquelyn Coleman (Licking County Sheriff's Office). Background: The country successful Ohio wherever the mates allegedly abused their kids (WCMH).

A 37-year-old begetter and a 32-year-old parent successful Ohio are accused of abusing 9 children successful their care, allegedly forcing the kids to basal for hours with nails betwixt their toes and locking them successful cages to support them from "stealing nutrient astatine night."

Jonathan Parr and Jacquelyn Coleman were arrested and charged with third-degree felony kid endangerment implicit the alleged abuse, authorities said.

According to a news release from the Licking County Sheriff's Office, detectives searched a location successful the 13000 artifact of National Road SW successful Etna Township connected Oct. 13 aft receiving a referral from Child Protective Services (CPS) astir imaginable maltreatment and neglect.

Twelve people, ranging successful property from 1 to 64, lived astatine the property, including 9 children betwixt the ages of 1 and 13. Parr was the begetter of 7 children, portion Coleman was the parent of each nine, authorities said.

"Upon executing the hunt warrant, detectives encountered appalling and unsafe surviving conditions that raised superior concerns for the health, safety, and well-being of the children residing successful the home," the merchandise states. "All 9 juveniles were removed from the residence and placed successful the custody of [CPS]."

The transgression ailment states the alleged behaviour occurred betwixt April 6, 2023, and Oct. 13, 2026, and describes the allegations successful the CPS referral:

"The referral outlined carnal abuse, including nonaccomplishment to supply nutrient and water, insufficient surviving space, and juveniles being forced to basal for hours with nails betwixt their toes and locked down cages oregon barriers," the papers states.

The ailment alleges Parr and Coleman subjected the children to "corporal punishment" and physically restrained them "in a cruel mode oregon for a prolonged period" that "created a important hazard of superior carnal harm."

A 10-page lawsuit study obtained by Law&Crime provided further details astir the allegations against the defendants.

One kid allegedly told a CPS idiosyncratic that helium and his member were "forced to basal against the wall, successful a squatted presumption with their hands successful the aerial for extended periods of time."

"These partition squats are done daily, astatine each hours of the day, not conscionable arsenic a signifier of punishment," the study states. "[The victim] reported that his stepfather, [Parr] had cameras pointed astatine the partition to marque definite they were connected the wall."

The study besides described nails being placed betwixt the children's toes truthful they "would not determination oregon thin to 1 side." Coleman reportedly told investigators she disagreed with the wall-squat punishment but allowed it due to the fact that she "didn't person different spot to stay."

The study besides describes the "deplorable" authorities of the family's home.

"The bath was an abomination," the lawman wrote. "The toilet was achromatic from filth. There were soiled dishes covering the ablution level with bugs crawling implicit them." Near the bath entrance, the lawman reported uncovering "a heap of what appeared to beryllium greenish feces with bugs crawling successful and retired of it."

At slightest 4 children lived successful a shed connected the spot with Parr and Coleman.

When a societal idiosyncratic said she knew astir the partition squats and asked 1 of the victims astir them, the kid "immediately became fearful and started crying," earlier saying, "No, I can't bash this, I can't bash this, please, I person to go. I can't speech to you," the study says. The lad past "ran retired of the room" and could not beryllium persuaded to sermon the alleged punishments.

Parr denied the allegations during a tribunal appearance, saying, "It's not true. I emotion my kids. I would dice for my kids," courtroom footage posted by Columbus-based CBS affiliate WBNS showed.

Parr and Coleman are being held astatine the Licking County Justice Center, each connected a $150,000 bond. They are scheduled to look for preliminary hearings connected Oct. 23.

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