James Russell Kahl, 65, and Carly Kahl, 41, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child: 5 Children Allegedly Locked in ‘Dungeon’

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James Russell Kahl, 65, and Carly Kahl, 41, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment, per CBS affiliate KDKA.

A couple was charged after Pennsylvania State Police allegedly found five children in “deplorable living conditions” in a Redstone Township, Penn. home.

The two are accused of locking their five children in a room that “functioned as a dungeon with video camera hardwired to the father’s room,” police said.

The children were between the ages of 5 and 14, local outlet WTAE reported. “This room functioned as a dungeon with video camera hardwired to the father’s room,” police alleged.

Police were initially called to the home on Aug. 8 to help Fayette County Children and Youth Services after there was a report that children were living there in “deplorable conditions,” per court documents cited by KDKA.

Authorities allegedly found the couple’s five children living in a home along Willis Avenue with no beds, boarded-up windows, feces on bedroom walls, fleas and a limited supply of clothing and food.

Authorities alleged the room functioned as a “dungeon,” with video cameras hardwired to the father’s room. Troopers also found three deadbolt locks on the outside of the door and no door handle, which left the children trapped in the room.

“It is sickening. That is the only word to describe it. It’s sickening,” Trooper Ally Wilson told the outlet.

We are very happy with our Children and Youth Services, who removed these children, and our Belle Vernon state police, that continued this investigation long after the children were removed to make the arrest that they did today,” Aubele said, according to KDKA.

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Call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org.