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San Diego couple jailed for sickening torture of 7-year-old girl in mobile home

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Devin Hughes, 39, and Kayla Reynolds, 32, from Boulevard in San Diego County, have been sentenced to 25 years in prison for torturing a 7-year-old girl they were supposed to care for. The couple subjected the child to extreme abuse including starvation, physical injuries with sharp objects, burns with vape pens, forced consumption of dirty water, and chaining her to a treadmill. The victim escaped in July 2025 and was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital where she gained five pounds and was placed with a family member. Police found evidence like zip ties and cable locks that corroborated the child's abuse during a search of their mobile home.

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In July 2025, a 7-year-old girl escaped from a mobile home in Boulevard, a small community in southeastern San Diego County, California, after years of severe abuse by her uncle, Devin Hughes (39), and his partner, Kayla Reynolds (32). The victim reported being starved, forced to drink dirty toilet water, burned with vape pens, and had her hair cut with a pocketknife. She was also made to sleep on the floor and chained to a treadmill using cable locks. Upon discovering the abuse, authorities found zip ties, cable locks, and vape pens as evidence of torture. Hughes and Reynolds were sentenced to 25 years in prison for their actions against the young girl. The couple had three other children living with them at the time of the incident.

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A Southern California couple who horrifically tortured a 7-year-old girl for years in a rural mobile home has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. asserted

who → torture → prison

The victim lived with her biological uncle, Devin Hughes, 39, and his partner, Kayla Reynolds, 32, in the small community of Boulevard in southeastern San Diego County. asserted

victim → live → County

The county district attorney’s office said the couple forced the girl to hold her urine until she wet herself and made her clean it with her tongue. asserted

her → say → tongue

Prosecutors said the couple would also “would cut her hair with a pocketknife, burn her with vape pens, starve her and force her to drink dirty toilet water.” asserted

couple → say → water

She was forced to sleep on the floor and would often be chained to a treadmill using a cable lock. asserted

She → force → lock

Hughes and Reynolds had three other children living in the mobile home in July 2025 when the young girl managed to escape and ran to a neighbor’s home, the DA’s office said. asserted

office → have → home

She asked if she could live with the neighbor because her uncle and his partner were abusing her. uncertain

uncle → ask → her

The neighbor then contacted the police. asserted

neighbor → contact → police

When sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, they found the girl’s body covered in bruises, scars, burn marks, and a black eye. asserted

body → arrive → bruises

She told the police that “her uncle had tied her hands behind her back with a zip tie, then tripped her, causing a large black eye,” prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → tell → eye

“The level of abuse inflicted on this 7-year-old child is abhorrent and heartbreaking,” San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan said in a statement. asserted

Stephan → inflict → statement

The victim was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital for medical attention. asserted

victim → take → attention

During the hospitalization, she gained five pounds and was ultimately placed with a family member, the DA’s office said. asserted

office → gain → member

“When police conducted a search of the residence, they found horrendous living conditions and several items of evidence that corroborated the horrible abuse suffered by the victim including zip ties, cable locks, and vape pens,” prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → conduct → ties

Hughes and Reynolds pleaded guilty to 15 felony counts in March, including torture, child abuse, corporal injury, mayhem, and assault likely to cause great bodily injury. asserted

Hughes → plead → injury

San Diego couple jailed for sickening torture of 7-year-old girl in mobile home

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