Not mentioned in the article, although I would bet my last penny that these cretins are "Pearlites" and avid readers of To Train Up A Child. The abusive behavior is consistent with a corporal punishment style advocated by Debby and Michael Pearl, “spare the rod, spoil the child.”
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Police in Arizona have arrested a couple on suspicion of repeatedly abusing two of their adopted daughters, punishing them with beatings and leaving the girls severely malnourished, authorities said on Friday.
Johann Glenn Jorg, 61, and Kimery Lynn Jorg, 54, were taken into custody on Thursday in Peoria, a northern suburb of Phoenix, on suspicion of four counts each of felony child abuse involving two daughters, ages 11 and 13, court records show.
Police spokeswoman Amanda Jacinto said the elder girl remained in a local hospital due to her emaciated condition, and that the five-foot-tall (1.52-meter) teen had weighed just 60 pounds (27 kg) upon admission.
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The children were also forced to run in the heat for an hour each day, police said, as well as write down, recite and explain Bible phrases. If they made mistakes, they had to run further.
Arizona couple arrested on accusations of abusing adopted daughters | Reuters
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