California family accused of years-long torture of 6 foster children

A Victorville couple and a relative who government say inflicted severe and prolonged abuse and neglect on six foster children selected for as long as years were arrested on suspicion of torture on Monday May The casualties were ages through the San Bernardino County Sheriff s Department reported Tuesday RELATED California kids were taken from their parents for their own safety Then county social workers abused them they say Kenneth Michael Key and Tina Marie Key both and -year-old Katlynn Marresa Key also from Victorville were being held in lieu of million bail each at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga Related Articles California kids were taken from their parents for their own safety Then county social workers abused them they say Santa Clara sex offender gets nearly years for child enticement Men hit with federal charges after East Bay child exploitation stings East Bay grandpa charged with felonies over -year-old boy accidentally killing himself Baby Phoenix fentanyl death DA alleges father got fake urine before calling for infant s overdose Kenneth Key was arrested at a m on Sierra Way in San Bernardino Not far away Tina and Katlynn were arrested at a m on the Mill Street on-ramp to the northbound Freeway the county jail log shows The probe began on Feb when the Sheriff s Department received a tip from a child abuse hotline commented Mara Rodriguez a sheriff s spokeswoman The children were forthwith removed from the Helena Drive home she noted There were no accusations of abuse prior to this study that began in February Rodriguez disclosed During the inspection it was discovered that there may have been abuse occurring going back for the duration of the time specific of the kids were placed in the home years Rodriguez declined to elaborate on the charges as the assessment continues It was unclear on Tuesday how the alleged abuse continued for years without being detected Messages were left for San Bernardino County Children and Family Services which oversees the foster family programs Social workers visit the foster home on a regular basis to advocacy the children s necessities the CFS website says The incident may have echoes of the ordeal of four children of David and Louise Turpin who endured physical and psychological torture in the Perris foster home of Marcelino Rosa and Lennys Olguin Social workers visited that home and interviewed the children but a Riverside County sheriff s investigator noted the children were too afraid of retaliation from the Olguins to tell the grim truth about their situation Investigators ask anyone with information on the Keys to call Detective Katie Merrill at - - Information may also be left anonymously on the WeTip hotline at - - or on the WeTip website at wetip com