PERRIS, Calif. (CBS News) — Police in California say they rescued 13 siblings, aged 2 to 29, from a home where they were found chained to beds and malnourished, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday.

The victims’ parents were arrested and taken to county jail on torture and child endangerment charges.

A 17-year-old girl escaped the residence in Perris, California, on Sunday and called 911 from a cellphone she found in the home, police said. When officers located her, she appeared to be slightly emaciated.

The teen claimed her siblings were being held captive by her mother and father.

Police said they discovered “children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings” and said their parents could not explain why the children were restrained.

Deputies found 12 individuals inside the home, all of whom appeared to be children. The sheriff’s department said deputies were shocked to learn that seven of the victims were adults between the ages of 18 and 29.

David Turpin, 57, and Louise Turpin, 49, were arrested at the scene and each charged with nine counts of torture and 10 counts of child endangerment. They were each being held on $9 million bail.

Police said the victims were transported to the police station to be interviewed and were given food and water after they told deputies they were starving. The six children and seven adult victims were transported to local hospitals and admitted for treatment.

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According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, a 17-year-old escaped from the home in Perris early Sunday morning and called 911, telling emergency officials that her parents were holding her 12 siblings captive.

Police said that when officers met with the caller, she "appeared to be only 10 years old and slightly emaciated."

"Further investigation revealed several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings, but the parents were unable to immediately provide a logical reason why their children were restrained in that manner."

The children, who police say "appeared to be malnourished and very dirty" range in age between two and 29 years old.

"Deputies located what they believed to be 12 children inside the house, but were shocked to discover that seven of them were actually adults," the release said.

"The victims were provided with food and beverages after they claimed to be starving."

David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were arrested for violating California laws around torture and child endangerment. Both were detained, with bail set at $9 million US each. </s> Two California parents were arrested after authorities found a dozen children and adults shackled to beds with chains and padlocks in their home, officials said Monday.

The 13 victims held captive in the home in Perris, California range in age from 2 to 29, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities started investigating after a 17-year-old girl managed to escape from the residence on Sunday and called 911. The girl claimed her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive inside the home by her parents, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said.

David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, face charges of torture and child endangerment. Bail was set at $9 million for each.

The six children are being treated at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley. The seven adults are being treated at Corona Regional Medical Center in Corona, authorities said. </s> Two California parents were arrested after authorities found a dozen children and adults shackled to beds with chains and padlocks in their home, officials said Monday.

The 13 victims held captive in the home in Perris, California range in age from 2 to 29, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities started investigating after a 17-year-old girl managed to escape from the residence on Sunday and called 911. The girl claimed her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive inside the home by her parents, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said.

Police initially believe the 17-year-old girl who’d escaped was just 10 because she was emaciated.

Sheriff deputies responded and identified the 13 victims. They were “in dark and foul-smelling surroundings,” police said. Deputies initially thought all of the victims were children based on their size and were shocked to discover that seven of them were actually adults, ranging in age from 18 to 29. All of the victims were malnourished and dirty.

The vitims were given food and drinks “after they claimed to be starving,” police said.

David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, face charges of torture and child endangerment. Bail was set at $9 million for each.

“The parents were unable to immediately provide a logical reason why their children were restrained,” officials said.

The six children are being treated at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley. The seven adults are being treated at Corona Regional Medical Center in Corona, authorities said. </s> Two parents were arrested after police discovered that 13 people were being held captive in their California home, shackled to beds with chains and padlocks in filthy conditions, officials said Monday.

The victims ranged in age from 2 to 29, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

One victim, a 17-year-old girl, managed to escape from the residence in Perris, California on Sunday and called 911, police said.

The girl claimed her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive inside the home by her parents, some of them bound with chains and padlocks, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said.

Sheriff’s deputies responded the home and found the 12 other victims, who “appeared malnourished and very dirty,” authorities said. Several of them were shackled to their beds “in dark and foul-smelling surroundings,” the Sheriff’s Department said. David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were charged Sunday with torture and child endangerment, the Sheriff’s Department said. The couple was taken to the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside. Bail was set at $9 million for each, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. The six children — including the 17-year-old who escaped — are being treated at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley. The seven adults are being treated at Corona Regional Medical Center in Corona, authorities said. </s> RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CNN/WRIC) — Two California parents were arrested Monday after authorities found a dozen children and adults chained to beds with chains and padlocks in their home.

Police said they found 13 victims ranging in age from 2 to 29 being held captive in the Perris, California home.

The investigation began after a 17-year-old girl escaped the home Sunday and called 911. The girl told police that her 12 brothers and sisters were also being held captive in the home by their parents.

Deputies responded to the home and found the 13 victims.

Louise Anna Turpin, 49, and David Allen Turpin, 57, now face torture and child endangerment charges. Bail has been set at $9 million per parent.

The sheriff’s office said they believe the children are all their biological children.

The six children are currently being treated at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, while the seven adults are being treated at Corona Regional Medical Center, according to authorities.

Find 8News on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram; send your news tips to iReport8@wric.com. </s> Authorities launched an investigation into alleged torture and child endangerment after multiple children were discovered bound, shackled and malnourished inside a Perris, California, home.

Authorities said David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were being held on $9 million bail each on Monday after 12 people were allegedly found to be held captive inside their home.

Authorities responded to a 911 call early Sunday from a teenage girl who managed to escape the home and call on a stolen cellphone, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. According to investigators, the 17-year-old told police that she and her 12 brothers and sisters were being held by her parents — and that some of her siblings were chained.

Investigators said that when they met with the teenager, they initially thought she was much younger because she was "slightly emaciated." After a brief interview, officers said, they contacted her parents at their home in Perris.

When officers arrived, they discovered 12 people ages 2 to 29 being held captive in "dark and foul-smelling surroundings." Investigators said some of the children were bound, shackled or padlocked to beds.

"Deputies located what they believed to be 12 children inside the house, but were shocked to discover that 7 of them were actually adults, ranging in age from 18 to 29," the sheriff's department said.

The girl who escaped is believed to have been a 13th victim.

Investigators said that after interviewing one of the victims, they contacted her parents, who were "unable to immediately provide a logical reason why their children were restrained in that manner."

The parents were arrested and booked on charges of torture and child endangerment. They were being held at Robert Presley Detention Center.

Police said that many of the children appeared to be malnourished and that officers provided them with food and drinks "after they claimed to be starving." All 13 people were admitted to nearby hospitals for treatment. </s> Authorities discovered 12 siblings, some in chains and starving, inside their parents home in Perris, California on Sunday.

A 17-year-old managed to escape the house and alerted authorities to the fact that her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive by their parents, according to a police statement. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department dispatched deputies alongside officers from the Perris Police Department to meet the 17-year-old girl, who “appeared to be only 10 years old and slightly emaciated.”

Authorities went to the residence and questioned the parents, David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49.

“Further investigation revealed several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings, but the parents were unable to immediately provide a logical reason why their children were restrained in that manner,” the statement read.

Authorities found six minors, as young as six years old, and seven adults, whose ages ranged from 18 to 29 years old. All of the victims appeared to be dirty and malnourished. The minors were transported to Riverside University Hospital System while the adults were sent to Corona Regional Medical Center for examination and medical treatment.

The sheriff’s department did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment and an update on the medical conditions of the siblings.

Both parents have been transported to Robert Presley Detention Center on child endangerment and torture charges with a bail of $9 million each. The Turpins are set to appear in court on Thursday, Reuters reports. </s> A 17-year-old girl who said she was being held captive by her parents escaped from her Southern California home on Sunday and alerted authorities, who rescued her 12 siblings from the residence, some of whom were shackled to their beds and malnourished.



The girl, who escaped from the house Sunday morning, used a cell phone to call 911 and tell police her brothers and sisters were being held captive in their Perris, California, home and were "bound with chains and padlocks," the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said.



When officers arrived at the home, they discovered "several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings." The parents, David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, could not explain why the children were tied up, the sheriff's department said.

The couple was arrested and booked on torture and child endangerment charges. Their bail has been set at $9 million each.



Despite being 17, police said the girl who alerted them appeared around 10 years old and was "slightly emaciated."
A couple in Perris, California is arrested for allegedly holding captive and abusing their 13 children.