White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labour, human trafficking
White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labour, human trafficking - Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz were accused of mistreating their children —
West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids
A West Virginia jury has convicted a couple who were accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children, including locking some of them in a shed, forcing them to sleep on the floor and use buckets as toilets.
Couple found guilty of child neglect, human trafficking
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A jury on Tuesday found a couple guilty of human trafficking and child neglect in Kanawha County, with the mother also found guilty of civil rights violations. Tuesday marked day 10 of the trial of Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz.
Trial starts for West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their 5 children to forced labor
Trial has started for a West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their five children to forced labor and locking two of them in an outbuilding
WV couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids
A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz went on trial in mid-January and each faced over a dozen counts,
Jury Convicts West Virginia Couple Accused of Neglect, Forced Labor Involving Their Adopted Children
A West Virginia jury has convicted a couple who were accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children, including locking them in a shed, forcing them to sleep on the floor and use
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Closing arguments made ahead of deliberations in child abuse, trafficking trial
Jury deliberations are approaching after the nearly three-week trial for Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz.
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Barn surveillance footage shown to jury in day three of Sissonville human trafficking trial
The State of West Virginia vs Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather entered day three of the trial on Thursday. The ...
Feds detain 58 suspected illegal immigrants in West Virginia
A jury on Wednesday found a couple guilty of human trafficking and child neglect in Kanawha County, with the mother also found guilty of civil rights violations.
Man in Sissonville child abuse, trafficking trial denies allegations during testimony
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West Virginia sex trafficking fugitive arrested in Kentucky
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White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told
A West Virginia mother who is accused ... civil rights violations, human trafficking and gross child neglect. The children, all siblings ranging in age from 5 to 16, are Black.