Couple Deny Starving Four Adopted Sons
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A couple jailed on charges they starved their four adopted sons denied the accusations.
In statements relayed from jail by their minister, Raymond and Vanessa Jackson said the boys were well fed and taken care of. They attributed the boys’ physical conditions to eating disorders or other ailments.
The four boys, ages 9 through 19, each weighed less than 50 pounds when they were found.
The eldest, Bruce, told authorities he and his brothers were locked out of the kitchen and had eaten wallboard to ward off hunger. Raymond Jackson told the minister Bruce had a penchant for lying.
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