WHITE COUPLE WHO ENSLAVED BLACK KIDS FOUND GUILTY

In a shocking case, a white couple will head to prison for abusing and enslaving their five adopted Black children. A jury in a West Virginia court found Jeanne Whitefeather guilty on all 19 charges, which included violations of civil rights, while convicting her husband, Donald Lantz, on 12 out of 16 counts.

A June 2024 indictment charged the couple with child neglect, trafficking of a minor, and forcing the children into labour, among other counts. Surveillance footage obtained following their October 2023 arrest revealed that Whitefeather and Lantz had confined the children in a shed for extended periods, compelled them to sleep on the floor without furniture, and deprived them of sufficient food and hygiene. Text messages submitted to the court as evidence indicated that Whitefeather employed racial slurs to refer to the children and refused to share plates because they were ‘dirty.’

The judge has scheduled the couple's sentencing for 19 March.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-couple-adopted-children-neglect-trial-6a889bf21cb138bdad4b65839a2dc194 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/west-virginia-human-trafficking-children-b2688814.html 

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/parents-locked-adopted-children-barn-211618298.html