Overview

• The children, including eight-year-old twins and a ten-year-old boy, had been confined to their Oviedo home since December 2021, with no access to the outdoors or school.
• Police raided the property during a nationwide power outage, uncovering unsanitary conditions, caged beds, and evidence of forced mask and diaper use.
• A neighbor's tip in mid-April led to surveillance and the eventual rescue operation on April 28, 2025.
• The parents, a German father and a German-American mother, are in pretrial detention, charged with child neglect, unlawful confinement, and psychological abuse.
• The children, described as undernourished and deeply isolated, are now in state care, with judicial authorities suspending the parents' custody rights.