5 Kids Found Hidden From Society, Sans Heat, Lights

Parents charged with child endangerment
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 29, 2010 2:34 PM CST
5 Kids Found Hidden From Society, Sans Heat, Lights
Children were recently found living "off the grid" in Pennsylvania.   (?Bidrohi >HIROK<[Comments plz,I love them :)])

For years, five children were concealed from society, living in a dilapidated row home in Pennsylvania with no heat, electricity, or running water. Detectives recently found the children, ages 2 to 13, and charged parents Louann Bowers, 33, and Sinhue Johnson, 45, with child endangerment. The children had no birth certificates or immunizations and had never attended school, the AP reports. They were living with their parents in one room and drank rainwater that came through a leaky roof.

Neighbors said they never saw any sign of kids. "How did they do that?" wondered one. Making the story even stranger: Bowers ran away from home when she was 16 and "didn't want to be found," her attorney said. "I think, unfortunately, Mom's desire to not be found by her family impacted the children's growth." Officials say some of the siblings, now in foster care, have health and vision issues and possible mental health issues.
(More child endangerment stories.)

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