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| Turpin: Shackled California siblings 'victims of torture' | Turpin: Shackled California siblings 'victims of torture' |
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| Police say 13 siblings who were found malnourished, some of them shackled, in a California home were torture victims. | Police say 13 siblings who were found malnourished, some of them shackled, in a California home were torture victims. |
| Riverside County Sheriff's office said the mother was "perplexed" when officers came to rescue the siblings, who are aged two to 29. | Riverside County Sheriff's office said the mother was "perplexed" when officers came to rescue the siblings, who are aged two to 29. |
| Investigators said they had had no previous contacts with the couple, David and Louise Turpin. | Investigators said they had had no previous contacts with the couple, David and Louise Turpin. |
| Their 17-year-old daughter escaped the home in Perris from a window on Sunday and alerted police. | Their 17-year-old daughter escaped the home in Perris from a window on Sunday and alerted police. |
| The 'happy family' charged with torture | The 'happy family' charged with torture |
| The teenager was so emaciated that officials said she looked just 10 years old. | The teenager was so emaciated that officials said she looked just 10 years old. |
| Investigators said the unnamed girl had called 911 with a de-activated mobile phone. | Investigators said the unnamed girl had called 911 with a de-activated mobile phone. |
| She showed officers photos of conditions in the suburban property, 59 miles (95km) south-east of Los Angeles. | |
| Police chief Captain Gregg Fellows told a news conference on Tuesday that three of the children were found shackled inside the home during the raid. | Police chief Captain Gregg Fellows told a news conference on Tuesday that three of the children were found shackled inside the home during the raid. |
| "Some of our staff described that there was a very foul smell inside the residence," Capt Fellows said. | "Some of our staff described that there was a very foul smell inside the residence," Capt Fellows said. |
| "It was extremely dirty and as we reported previously many of the children were malnourished." | "It was extremely dirty and as we reported previously many of the children were malnourished." |
| Mr Turpin, 57, and Mrs Turpin, 49, have been held on charges of torture and child endangerment. | Mr Turpin, 57, and Mrs Turpin, 49, have been held on charges of torture and child endangerment. |
| Bail was set at $9m (£6.5m) each. | Bail was set at $9m (£6.5m) each. |
| Asked to say more about the torture allegation, Capt Fellows said: "If you can imagine being 17 years old and appearing to be a 10 year old, being chained to a bed and being malnourished and injuries associated with that I would call that torture." | Asked to say more about the torture allegation, Capt Fellows said: "If you can imagine being 17 years old and appearing to be a 10 year old, being chained to a bed and being malnourished and injuries associated with that I would call that torture." |
| He said investigators have found no evidence of sexual abuse or mental illness at this stage, but added the inquiry was just beginning. | He said investigators have found no evidence of sexual abuse or mental illness at this stage, but added the inquiry was just beginning. |
| "I can't get into the specific details of the conversation, but it seemed that the mother was perplexed as to why we were at that residence," Capt Fellows told reporters. | "I can't get into the specific details of the conversation, but it seemed that the mother was perplexed as to why we were at that residence," Capt Fellows told reporters. |
| The Turpins moved into the property in 2014 and apparently schooled their children at home. | |
| Public records show the house is listed in a California education department directory as the location of "Sandcastle Day School", with Mr Turpin named as principal. | |
| It was described in official records as a non-religious and co-ed institution with six students enrolled. | |
| The rescued siblings were taken to local hospitals for treatment. | The rescued siblings were taken to local hospitals for treatment. |
| Mark Uffer, from the Corona Regional Medical Center, told reporters that of the seven adults found, "it's very clear they're suffering malnutrition". | Mark Uffer, from the Corona Regional Medical Center, told reporters that of the seven adults found, "it's very clear they're suffering malnutrition". |
| "They are very friendly, very co-operative and they are hopeful that life will get better for them after this event." | "They are very friendly, very co-operative and they are hopeful that life will get better for them after this event." |
| Ivan Trahan, a former lawyer for the couple in a 2011 bankruptcy case, told the Los Angeles Times that Mr Turpin had been well paid as an engineer at defence contractor Northrop Grumman. | Ivan Trahan, a former lawyer for the couple in a 2011 bankruptcy case, told the Los Angeles Times that Mr Turpin had been well paid as an engineer at defence contractor Northrop Grumman. |
| According to the newspaper, bankruptcy files show Mr Turpin earned more than $140,000 in 2011, but expenses for his large family exceeded his wages by more than $1,000 a month. | According to the newspaper, bankruptcy files show Mr Turpin earned more than $140,000 in 2011, but expenses for his large family exceeded his wages by more than $1,000 a month. |
| Distraught neighbours said that they barely ever saw the family in public, and that they never spoke to nearby residents. | Distraught neighbours said that they barely ever saw the family in public, and that they never spoke to nearby residents. |
| "Why don't we ever see the kids?" neighbour Kimberly Milligan asked. | "Why don't we ever see the kids?" neighbour Kimberly Milligan asked. |
| "In hindsight, we would have never thought this, but there were red flags. You never don't hear or see nine kids." | "In hindsight, we would have never thought this, but there were red flags. You never don't hear or see nine kids." |
| The children's grandparents said that they had not seen the family for four or five years. | The children's grandparents said that they had not seen the family for four or five years. |
| James and Betty Turpin told ABC they were considered a good Christian family in their community and that "God called on them" to have so many children. | James and Betty Turpin told ABC they were considered a good Christian family in their community and that "God called on them" to have so many children. |
| The family's Facebook page shows numerous photos and videos of them, apparently happy and smiling. Many posts contain comments from family or friends. | The family's Facebook page shows numerous photos and videos of them, apparently happy and smiling. Many posts contain comments from family or friends. |
| They appear to have renewed their wedding vows several times in recent years, often with their children present. | They appear to have renewed their wedding vows several times in recent years, often with their children present. |
| In a YouTube video, the couple are seen at the Elvis Chapel in Las Vegas. | |
| Repeating after an Elvis impersonator, Mr Turpin tells his wife: "I offer you this ring as a symbol of my love, baby, baby." | Repeating after an Elvis impersonator, Mr Turpin tells his wife: "I offer you this ring as a symbol of my love, baby, baby." |
| The children laugh along with the impersonator, and clap as the couple kisses. | The children laugh along with the impersonator, and clap as the couple kisses. |