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

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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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In Richmond, Kentucky, seven children ranging from a one-year-old to age 17 were removed from a home described by authorities as "filthy and deplorable" after an investigation into child abuse. The home was found with feces smeared on floors and stairs, and the smell of urine and feces was pervasive. At least eight adults and ten dogs and cats also lived in the house. Authorities arrested eight suspects including Christine Carter, Johnna Carter, Richard Carter, Sarah Carter, Matthew Brumbaugh, Mark Brumbaugh, Green Schindler, and Ishmeal Thornsberry on charges such as first-degree criminal abuse, rape, incest, human trafficking, and distribution of obscene matter. All suspects are being held at the Madison County Detention Center while the investigation continues.

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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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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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2026-10-13 · The Independent
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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