Published at 11:36 AM, December 30, 2024
BATAVIA, Ohio (Scripps News Cincinnati/Court Television)– An Ohio mom and daddy implicated in the abuse and dreadful abuse of their 5 adopted kids have actually accepted a plea offer.
Matthew Edmonson (L)and Charles Edmonson(R)appear in an Ohio court to plead guilty to charges associated with the abuse and abuse of their 5 adopted kids. (Scripps News Cincinnati)
Matthew Robert Edmonson (the mom’s name is Matthew) pled guilty to 5 counts of kid endangerment last Friday while Charles Edmonson pled guilty to 3 counts of kid endangerment, one count of felonious attack and one count of kidnapping. Matthew was sentenced to 13 years in jail, while Charles was sentenced to 15 years.
Back in June, authorities reported that the Edmonsons took in 5 young boys, all biological bros, as foster kids and ultimately embraced them. Each kid had actually been born with a special set of medical problems; however after the Edmonsons took them in, they remained in and out of the medical facility with problems like internal bleeding and bleach burns– all issues that the Edmonsons provided reasons for.
According to Clermont County district attorney Mark J. Tekulve, Charles was under examination for taking part in sexual relations with a various adopted boy, different from the 5 young boys, who authorities stated was an adult at the time however had actually been groomed from a young age.
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Following that examination, Tekulve stated the investigator examining Charles recuperated numerous videos revealing the moms and dads dealing with the 5 biological bros “even worse than detainees of war,” and holding them in a bed room authorities referred to as a “dungeon.”
The district attorney’s workplace, constable’s workplace and Clermont County Children’s Protective Services have actually reported that the 5 bros are residing in brand-new living conditions in which, according to Tekulve, “they are flourishing.”
“I wish to thank all the school personnel, next-door neighbors, household and physicians who stepped forward and voluntarily provided interviews to my district attorneys. Everybody’s determination kept these kids on CPS’s radar and unquestionably assisted to avoid more abuse,” Tekulve stated.
Matthew’s biological kid, Bailey, was likewise sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor counts of kid endangerment.
This story was initially released by Scripps News Cincinnati, an E.W. Scripps Company.
