Trial starts for West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their 5 children to forced labor
- The trial for Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz began on charges including forced labor and human trafficking after two of their five adopted children were found locked in an outbuilding.
- A witness testified about the children carrying heavy objects and being deprived of food and hygiene, with one child currently receiving psychiatric care.
- Prosecutors claimed the children faced physical and emotional abuse, including being pepper sprayed and called racial slurs, with testimony expected from three of the children during the trial.
- The couple's defense argued they were struggling with the children's past trauma and did not intend to harm them, stating they loved the children but sought institutional care for one.
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