Overview

• Four Griffeth adults face aggravated child abuse charges after a July 22 arrest and are each held on $500,000 bond.
• Nine children, five biological and four privately adopted from Arizona, have been placed in the custody of Florida child welfare authorities.
• A July 3 court-ordered welfare check, prompted by a mandatory report at the family’s LDS church, uncovered allegations of caging, vinegar punishments, beatings and forced medication.
• Department of Children and Families interviews revealed stark disparities in treatment, with adopted children denied schooling, personal information and relegated to chores while biological siblings played.
• Court documents indicate investigators are now probing at least one developing sexual assault allegation against a Griffeth family member.