A couple in Florida, USA—firefighter Joel Conert and his wife… (приёмный · дочь · ребёнок)
A couple in Florida, USA—firefighter Joel Conert and his wife Jennifer—were arrested on charges of cruel treatment toward their 12-year-old adopted daughter, who was allegedly confined for three years in a locked room without a toilet, subjected to physical and psychological abuse, and forced to clean her own soiled clothing. The child had been adopted at two months old.
Consensus
- The couple from Florida—Joel Conert and Jennifer Conert—were arrested on charges of cruel treatment toward their 12-year-old adopted daughter.
- The girl was confined in a locked room for approximately three years.
- The room had no toilet, and the child was forced to urinate or defecate on herself.
- The child was required to wash her soiled clothes using vinegar and bleach in a small bucket.
- The door to the bedroom could only be opened from outside, and the window did not open.
- The girl slept on an inflatable mattress.
- A white noise generator was present in the room to mask sounds.
- The couple had six biological children who were living under normal conditions.
- The adopted daughter experienced physical abuse, including being hit in the face and verbally abused about her biological mother.
Points of divergence
- The girl was rarely allowed to wash outside but often forced to do so during bad weather. — vesti
- Jennifer Conert dragged the child by her hair and hit her in the face just before the investigation began. — vm
- The couple denied all charges, although they previously confirmed their adopted daughter's statements. — vesti
- A separate case involving a 70-year-old woman in Missouri accused of exchanging her adopted teenage daughter for a monkey was mentioned. — vm
- A 45-year-old man in Germany is on trial for cruel treatment, unlawful deprivation of liberty, and causing serious bodily harm to his adopted daughters. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- A couple in the US kept a stepdaughter locked up for three years, forbidding her from using the toilet — Вести
- US Couple Kept Adopted Daughter Locked Up in Room for Three Years — Вечерняя Москва