A California couple and their adult daughter were arrested and charged with torturing their six foster children for years.
Kenneth Michael Key and Tina Marie Key, both 60, and their 23-year-old daughter Katlynn Marresa Key were charged with torture and child abuse.
Authorities launched an investigation on Feb. 13 after receiving a tip from a child abuse hotline.
The victims, who ranged in age from 4 to 16, were removed from the home.
Prosecutors said they endured years of physical and mental abuse.
“The abuse included daily beatings, strangulation to the point of unconsciousness, and punishments of withholding food and water from the children for a period of days,” the DA’s office said.
The three suspects were arrested in Victorville. They are being held on a $1 million bail each.
