A house of torture | Pennsylvania couple accused of prolonged assault, abuse of their five adopted children
Stephanie and Robert Duncan are facing multiple felony charges for their role in the alleged prolonged assault and abuse of their five adopted children. Author: Grace Griffaton (FOX43), Cale Ahearn (FOX43) Published: 8:18 AM CST February 3, 2021 Updated: 4:26 PM CST February 3, 2021
ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP, Lebanon A Lebanon County couple is facing charges for prolonged assault and abuse of their five adopted children, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney s office.
Stephanie Duncan, 43, and Robert Duncan, 44, are facing multiple counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and tampering or fabricating evidence while conspiring with one another to commit the crimes.
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Lebanon County authorities say Robert and Stephanie Duncan, of North Annville Township, subjected their five adopted children to years of abuse in their home on the 2700 block of Cedar Run Road. (Steve Maroni/PennLive).
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The last time his brothers and sister saw him outside of his locked room in a cold basement was Christmas Day, 2019, according to court documents.
He got no presents. Instead, the 11-year-old boy got a letter from Santa saying he was “on the naughty list for peeing and pooping,” and maybe, if he behaved, he’d get some presents next year, authorities say.
A Lebanon County couple is charged with assaulting and abusing their five adopted children.Stephanie Duncan, 42, and Robert Duncan, 44, both 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 conspiracy.Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said the abuse investigation started Jan. 13 when one of the children was taken to Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.According to investigators, the 11-year-old boy was unresponsive and hypothermic, and doctors found bruises on the child’s body.The district attorney said the boy’s siblings, who range in age from 6 to 15, later told investigators he had been sleeping on the floor in an unheated room in the family’s basement and was given little food or water.The children told investigators that they had also experienced physical abuse by the Duncans and the denial of basic needs, Graf said. As
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The Lebanon County District Attorney has filed charges against a North Annville Township couple in connection with the alleged prolonged assault and abuse of their five adopted children, according to a news release.
On Tuesday, DA Pier Hess Graf filed the charges against Stephanie Angelette Duncan, 42, and husband Robert John Duncan, 44, of the 2700 block of Cedar Run Road.
They face multiple counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, endangering the welfare of a child, and conspiring with one another to commit these heinous acts.