Stephanie Duncan, 43, of Annville Township, Pennsylvania, faces up to 288 years in prison after pleading guilty to the abuse of the children, aged between six and 15.
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February 5, 2021 4 min read
The Lebanon County Detective Bureau has charged a North Annville Township couple with “prolonged assault and abuse” of their five adopted children, who range in age from 6 to 15.
Criminal Complaints filed on Feb. 2 against 44 year-old Robert J. Duncan and his 42 year-old wife, Stephanie A. Duncan, allege that the abuse took place over at least a two year period. The couple face multiple felony and misdemeanor charges that could result in decades in jail, if they are convicted.
The children are now in the protective custody of Lebanon County Children & Youth Services.
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According to documents filed before Magisterial District Judge John Ditzler, the couple’s 11 year-old son was taken by ambulance to Hershey Medical Center’s Emergency Room on Jan. 12.
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Stephanie and Robert Duncan, of North Annville Township, are charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, endangering the welfare of a child, and conspiring with one another. (Lebanon County District Attorney s Office)
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A North Annville Township couple is accused of beating their young son, denying him water for periods of time and forcing him to sleep in only a diaper on a cold basement floor until he was taken to the hospital with hypothermia, prosecutors said.