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The parents of five children have been busted after allegedly locking them in a dungeon-style room and watching them with cameras to prevent them from escaping.

James Russell, 65, and Carly Kahl, 41, are accused of holding their kids aged five to 14 captive in ‘deplorable conditions’ at their home in Redstone Township, Pennsylvania.

State police began investigating the situation in early August and found the home with boarded up windows, feces-covered walls, fleas, very little food and clothing and no beds.

The children’s bedroom was locked from the outside with three deadbolts and had no door handle.

Parents James Russell (left) and Carly Kahl (right) have been arrested for allegedly holding their five children captive in their home (Pictures: Fayette County Sheriff’s Department)

‘This room functioned as a dungeon with video cameras hardwired to the father’s room,’ stated Pennsylvania State Police.

Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said that ‘it appears that these children were basically held in captivity in this room’.

Investigators also recovered a stun gun, a replica pistol, a CCTV camera, drugs and drug paraphernalia from the residence.

Russell made Kahl use a Taser to punish one of the children, states a criminal complaint based on interviews with the kids.

REDSTONE TOWNSHIP, Pa. ? The parents of five children are under arrest after authorities say they were locked into a room that "functioned as a dungeon." Authorities were called to a home in Redstone Township, Fayette County following the report of children between the ages of five and 14 living in deplorable conditions. Advertisement "It's sickening, that's the only word that I can use to describe what we saw and what those children went through," Ally Wilson with Pennsylvania State Police said. Inside the home, troopers say they found boarded up windows, feces covering walls, fleas, limited food and clothing, and no beds. According to authorities, the father, James Russell Kahl, would trap his children inside their rooms by locking their bedroom door from the outside all night and through part of the day. "This room functioned as a dungeon with video camera hardwired to the father's room," police said in their report. house of arrest. Hearst Owned In addition to three deadbolt locks on the outside of the door, authorities said there was no door handle that would allow them to escape. Police also found a stun gun, a replica pistol and drugs inside the home. "Well, it appears that these children were basically held in captivity in this room. we have evidence that there were some cameras that were hard wired to another room where these children were being observed. And again, there's no reason to be using a device like a stun gun, which is less lethal, not non-lethal, against the child," Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said. Kahl and the children's mother Carly Kahl have been arrested on multiple charges including endangering the welfare of children, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. "Based on what I've seen, there's going to be a long process. I won't speak directly to the children, but I can't imagine, I mean, I can't imagine living in a household like what we saw," Aubele said.
James Russell allegedly made Carly Kahl use a Taser on one of the children (Picture: WTAE)

‘There’s no reason to be using a device like a stun gun, which is less lethal, not non-lethal, against a child,’ said Aubele.

All the children were rescued from the home and placed under the care of Fayette County Children and Youth Services.

Trooper Ally Wilson called the scene ‘sickening’.

‘It’s the only word I can use to describe what we saw and what those children went through,’ Wilson told WPXI.

REDSTONE TOWNSHIP, Pa. ? The parents of five children are under arrest after authorities say they were locked into a room that "functioned as a dungeon." Authorities were called to a home in Redstone Township, Fayette County following the report of children between the ages of five and 14 living in deplorable conditions. Advertisement "It's sickening, that's the only word that I can use to describe what we saw and what those children went through," Ally Wilson with Pennsylvania State Police said. Inside the home, troopers say they found boarded up windows, feces covering walls, fleas, limited food and clothing, and no beds. According to authorities, the father, James Russell Kahl, would trap his children inside their rooms by locking their bedroom door from the outside all night and through part of the day. "This room functioned as a dungeon with video camera hardwired to the father's room," police said in their report. house of arrest. Hearst Owned In addition to three deadbolt locks on the outside of the door, authorities said there was no door handle that would allow them to escape. Police also found a stun gun, a replica pistol and drugs inside the home. "Well, it appears that these children were basically held in captivity in this room. we have evidence that there were some cameras that were hard wired to another room where these children were being observed. And again, there's no reason to be using a device like a stun gun, which is less lethal, not non-lethal, against the child," Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said. Kahl and the children's mother Carly Kahl have been arrested on multiple charges including endangering the welfare of children, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. "Based on what I've seen, there's going to be a long process. I won't speak directly to the children, but I can't imagine, I mean, I can't imagine living in a household like what we saw," Aubele said.
The children were rescued from a home in Redstone Township that had boarded up windows and feces on the walls (Picture: WTAE)

A ‘brave family member’ first called a tip in to the ChildLine, Aubele said.

The parents have been charged with aggravated assault, endangering welfare of children, reckless endangerment, using an incapacitation device and weapons offenses.

‘I’m hoping that these parents go to jail,’ Trooper Wilson said, ‘And they answer for what they’ve done.’

Redstone Township is about 45 miles south of Pittsburgh.

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