The couple each faced over a dozen counts involving their adopted children, including child neglect, civil rights violations, human trafficking, and forced outdoor labor - which the eldest says mostly occurred in Washington state.

A West Virginia couple, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, have been convicted of child neglect and forced labour. Accusations included mistreatment of their adopted Black children, locking them in a shed,

A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz went on trial in mid-January and each faced over a dozen counts,