Riverside County sheriff’s Captain Greg Fellows described the reaction of 49-year-old Louise Turpin but did not know the reaction of the father, 57-year-old David Turpin.
The children, some of them chained to furniture, were described as weak and small for their age. Capt Fellows called it torture.
The abuse was discovered when a 17-year-old girl jumped out of a window and called 911 Sunday. The sheriff’s captain said officers had never been to the home and neither had social service workers.
Corona Regional Medical Centre chief executive Mark Uffer said his facility was treating seven of the adult children. Mr Uffer said they are small and clearly malnourished but were stable and very friendly.
Turpin’s father, James, said he was surprised by news of his son’s arrest.
James and his wife Betty said that they are considered to be a good Christian family in their community and that added that “God called on them” to have as many children as they did.
The pair also said their grandchildren had “very strict homeschooling,” and they would memorise long passages of the Bible, some of them aimed to learn the entire Bible.
James said all 13 children were his son’s biological offspring and none were adopted.
David and Louise Turpin were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of torture and child endangerment. A court appearance is…
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