Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves'
Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves'
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Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves'
Summary
A West Virginia couple, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Lantz, received prison sentences of 215 and 160 years, respectively, for forcing their five adopted Black children into slave labor.
Authorities discovered the abuse after a welfare check revealed children locked in a shed without water or sanitation.
The couple, charged with human trafficking, child neglect, and forced labor, targeted the children because of their race.
The court ordered them to pay $280,000 in restitution each.