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Eight adults face charges after seven kids removed from ‘filthy and deplorable’ home

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Keane, I. (2026, October 13). Eight adults face charges after seven kids removed from ‘filthy and deplorable’ home. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/arrests-kentucky-adults-children-home-b3066208.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-13 · by Isabel Keane

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Eight adults in Kentucky face charges following an extensive child abuse investigation that led to seven children, ranging from one to seventeen years old, being removed from a home described as "filthy and deplorable." The residence was found to have feces smeared on floors and stairs, along with the smell of feces and urine pervasive throughout. Charges against the adults include first-degree criminal abuse, rape, incest, and human trafficking.
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As of October 14, 2026, eight adults were arrested in Richmond, Kentucky, after an extensive investigation into child abuse, trafficking, and sexual offenses. The arrests followed the removal of seven children, ranging from one to 17 years old, from a home described as "filthy and deplorable" by authorities. Police found feces smeared on floors and stairs throughout the residence, with strong odors of urine and feces. The suspects, including members of the Carter family and others like Green Schindler and Ishmeal Thornsberry, face charges such as first-degree criminal abuse, rape, incest, and human trafficking. All eight individuals are being held at the Madison County Detention Center, with bond amounts ranging from $50,000 to $125,000. The investigation was a joint effort by Richmond police, Child Protective Services, and the Department for Community Based Services.

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They include: - Christine Carter, 41, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger and first-degree criminal abuse. - Johnna Carter, 21, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger and first-degree criminal abuse. - Richard Carter, 45, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger, first-degree criminal abuse, first-degree rape and human trafficking. - Sarah Carter, 28, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger, first-degree criminal abuse, distribution of obscene matter and incest. - Matthew Brumbaugh, 30, charged with incest. - Mark Brumbaugh, 30, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger, first-degree criminal abuse and third-degree sexual abuse. - Green Schindler, 63, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger, first-degree criminal abuse, incest, human trafficking, first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. - Ishmeal Thornsberry, 21, charged with first-degree criminal abuse. All eight of the suspects are being held at the Madison County Detention Center. Authorities said their investigation remains ongoing.
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Eight adults face charges after seven kids removed from ‘filthy and deplorable’ home · assertive framing

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Log in Eight adults in Kentucky face charges after seven children - as young as a one-year-old - were removed from a home authorities described as “very filthy and deplorable” following an extensive child abuse investigation. asserted
authorities → log → investigation
A search of a home in Richmond, about 30 miles south of Lexington, revealed feces smeared on floors, stairs, and other surfaces throughout the residence, FOX 56 reported. asserted
FOX → reveal → residence
The Richmond Police Department wrote in arrest citations that the home was in what they described as “very filthy and deplorable condition.” asserted
they → write → condition
Authorities said that the smell of feces and urine was also present in the home. asserted
smell → say → home
The investigation uncovered extensive abuse allegations, including human trafficking, rape and incest. asserted
investigation → uncover → trafficking
Investigators said at least seven children, eight adults and ten dogs and cats lived at the home. asserted
children → say → home
The children, who were between the ages of one and 17, were placed in the care of social services, WKRC reported. asserted
WKRC → place → services
Eight adults were arrested. asserted
adults → arrest → ?
They include: - Christine Carter, 41, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger and first-degree criminal abuse. - Johnna Carter, 21, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger and first-degree criminal abuse. - Richard Carter, 45, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger, first-degree criminal abuse, first-degree rape and human trafficking. - Sarah Carter, 28, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger, first-degree criminal abuse, distribution of obscene matter and incest. - Matthew Brumbaugh, 30, charged with incest. - Mark Brumbaugh, 30, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger, first-degree criminal abuse and third-degree sexual abuse. - Green Schindler, 63, charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child age 12 or younger, first-degree criminal abuse, incest, human trafficking, first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. - Ishmeal Thornsberry, 21, charged with first-degree criminal abuse. All eight of the suspects are being held at the Madison County Detention Center. Authorities said their investigation remains ongoing. asserted
investigation → include → Center
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