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Deputies: 9 kids endured day-long wall squats in house of ‘horror’

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM · 1 min read
Deputies: 9 kids endured day-long wall squats in house of ‘horror’ — ABC 7 Suncoast SWFL, Lakewood Ranch Community news
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ETNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - Nine children have been removed from what investigators describe as “appalling and unsafe living conditions” in Ohio.“The living conditions were horrific, disgusting,” said Captain Jay Cook with the Licking County Sheriff’s Office.Detectives arrested Jonathan Parr and Jacqueline Coleman on child endangerment charges Tuesday after carrying out a search warrant at a home in Etna Township, according to the Licking County Sheriff.Twelve people lived at the home, including nine children, detectives said.“Part of the disclosure from the children was the abuse. Sometimes it was punishment. Sometimes it was for no good reason at all, where they would have to stand with their back against the wall. As like a wall squat type situation. It was reported that they would have to sometimes stand there all day,” Cook said. “There was a disclosure of nails in the floor, and it was mentioned that it was there for like a marker to put their feet.”All nine children a

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