Police reported that a couple living in Southern California was arrested for the alleged torture and physical abuse of five nieces and nephews in their care.
According to a press release, last week, Jessica Salas-Ruiz, of 26 years, and Fernando Inzunza, of 31, were arrested by the Rialto police after a series of allegations that the minors in their care were marked, strangled and shot with a pellet gun.
The text states that the minors lived with the defendants from 2017 to 2021, during which time they were subjected to “several forms of physical and torture, including branding, strangulation, and pellet gun shots,” as reported by the Rialto Police Department.
According to FOX 11 in Los Angeles, at the time of the alleged abuse the ages of the m children were between 11 and 17 years old.
Authorities said forensic evidence and physical marks on the children corroborated their accounts.
Jessica Salas-Ruiz and Fernando Inzunza were booked into the West Valley Detention Center and face multiple charges. charges of corporal punishment of a child. In addition, the subject was accused of torture.
According to prison records, each of the defendants were set on bail at $750,000 and were to appear in Superior Court of Rancho on May 31.
Although in the search of the prison records, the woman of 26 years did not appear, the police confirmed that his bail was also set at $750,.
So far no further details about the case have been released, it is unknown how the couple obtained custody of the five Minors whom he ended up mistreating.
No additional details about the case were provided, including how the couple gained custody of the children.