Foster family pleads guilty to abusing Turpin children following ‘house of horrors’ rescue

A California foster family pleaded guilty to abusing a number of youths in their care – including multiple Turpin children who were rescued from their parents’ “house of horrors.”

Marcelino Olguin, of Perris, pleaded guilty Thursday to to four counts of lewd acts on a child 14 or 15 years old, with the defendant being at least 10 years older; three counts of lewd acts on a child younger than 14; one count of false imprisonment; and one count of injuring a child, the Press-Enterprise reported.

Olguin’s wife, Rosa, and their daughter, Lennys, also pleaded guilty to three counts of willful child cruelty, one count of false imprisonment and one count of intimidating a witness, the outlet reported.

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The former residence of David and Louise Turpin, where they kept their 13 children in squalid and abusive conditions. Rupert Thorpe
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David and Louise Turpin are both serving prison sentences for child abuse. AP

Rosa pleaded guilty to grand theft, as well, said Thalia Hayden, a spokesperson for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.

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