LebTown
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.