“They are two of the worst parents I have ever encountered in my life.” The judge in the trial of Shane and Crystal Robertson did not simply hand down a sentence. Charissa Liller accused the Pennsylvania couple of letting their seven children waste away like caged animals, “only your pets would be treated much better.” As a result, the raven parents will experience what it is like to be locked up for the next 16 years.
In April 2023, a police patrol saw two filthy elementary school-age children walking barefoot to a mobile home park with two blankets. According to a police report from the Pennridge Police Department, the two children told police that “the blankets were for their parents’ rats to keep them warm.”
Parents hid four children from police
The officers escorted the children to the parents’ dilapidated mobile home. When questioned, mother Crystal (38) lied to police and claimed she only had three children. The suspicious officers investigated and discovered that the Robertsons actually have six daughters and a son, all between the ages of four and 16.
The horror parent house is shown here:
Children were morbidly malnourished
A search of the mobile home in the presence of child protection services revealed horrific conditions: “The inside was even more dilapidated than the outside. There was mold all over the ceilings and walls, and animal feces all over the floor. The children were severely malnourished, had lice and even maggots crawling in their hair, and some of their teeth were black and rotten. They revealed that they had to find food for themselves in nearby dumpsters. None of the children had received any education, and they were forced to live together in a room that looked like a filthy hut.
Pet cages were surprisingly clean
But what was almost worse for prosecutor Brittney Kern: “The parents kept dogs, turtles, snakes, a giant lizard (with its own TikTok account), and two dozen rats. They all had clean cages and were fed good food, while the children went hungry.” The parents also locked the children in their cage-like room every night — for fear that they would steal food from their beloved pets.
To avoid a possible sentence of up to 35 years in prison, the Robertsons pleaded guilty to their crimes. Father Shane (48) apologized before the sentence was passed, tearfully claiming: “We are so ashamed of what we did. A life without our children is the most terrible punishment for us.” She also ordered that parents must have no contact with their children until they are under 18.
Source: Krone
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