A Michigan couple accused of abusing two of their adopted children has been extradited back to the state from Tennessee, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s office.
Jason and Jessica Klimp, ages 47 and 45, face two counts of first-degree child abuse and two counts of first-degree child abuse committed in the presence of another child. The couple had four adopted children and were originally charged by Wexford County prosecutors in February 2024.
State officials say the couple, who lived in Cadillac, Michigan, were renting a home in Tennessee at the time. In February 2024, one of their adopted children was taken to the University of Tennessee Hospital and later East Tennessee Children’s Hospital showing signs of severe dehydration and malnutrition. The case prompted Michigan State Police to execute a search warrant at the Klimp home in Wexford County, leading to the child abuse charges…