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They endured medieval-like conditions, were kept in a dungeon, and treated “worse than prisoners of war,” prosecutors said of the five adopted children of Charles and Matthew Edmondson.
The Ohio couple was sentenced last Friday after they accepted plea deals on charges including child endangerment, felonious assault and kidnapping. Charles Edmondson, 64, will serve a minimum of 15 years in prison; his wife, Matthew, will spend at least the next 13 years behind bars. Prosecutors moved to dismiss another 48 counts against Charles Edmonson and 44 additional counts against Matthew Edmonson as part of the deal.
“Your honor, I’m here in front of you because I believe God has a purpose for me,” Matthew Edmonson said Friday. “I know it’s taken a lot of mistakes to be here, and I’m now seeing the bigger picture. I want to end the negative cycle. I want my sons to receive psychological and emotional healing. I’m truly sorry.”
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/01/ohio-couple-kept-adopted-children-locked-up-in-dungeon/