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A white West Virginia couple found guilty of forcing their five adopted Black children to work as "slaves" on their farm were sentenced to hundreds of years in prison.

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 63, was sentenced Wednesday to 215 years in prison. Her husband, Donald Lantz, 64, received 160 years.

“You brought these kids to West Virginia, a place as I know as almost heaven and put them in hell,” Circuit Court Judge MaryClaire Akers said.

An indictment alleged that the couple targeted the children for forced labor because of their race. They were charged with human trafficking, child neglect, forced labor, and other crimes.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

“I just want the court to know that I have made mistakes I am very sorry for that and I love my children and I have never, ever, done anything to my ... children to harm them intentionally,” she said, according to WSAZ. “Children, I do love you.”

The oldest child told Whitefeather and Lantz in an impact statement that they were “monsters,” the news station reported.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Don't worry, Trump will pardon them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

What the actual fuck? These people are always caught because they just can't help but be cruel.

I'm sure West Virginia would look the other way if the kids were well fed and treated humanely. There's probably even carve-outs in current law for kids working on family farms.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

It’ll be hundreds of years of getting kicked directly in the genitalia, hopefully.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Is nobody gonna comment that the slave owner's name was "Whitefeather"