A Salida couple have been charged with torturing an 11-year-old girl over the course of a year, according to Stanislaus County authorities.
Investigators say the child was subjected to repeated physical abuse, forced exercise to exhaustion and degrading treatment, including being made to live primarily in a garage without heat or bedding.
Priscilla Michelle Mestaz, 37, and Anthony Rudy Machuca, 36, were arraigned Monday in Stanislaus County Superior Court on a 27-count criminal complaint alleging torture, conspiracy to commit torture and multiple child abuse offenses…