After one of their adopted children was hospitalized following harrowing tales of abuse, her parents, a children's author and her husband, were handed lengthy prison sentences.
A Florida children's author – known for penning stories about friendship – was charged alongside her husband for abusing and neglecting their adopted children, authorities said. Jennifer Wolfthal, the author of 'A Real Friend,' and her husband, Joseph Wolfthal, an engineer for Lockheed Martin, pleaded guilty on Jan. 13 to aggravated child abuse and neglect of a child with great bodily harm, according to plea agreements obtained by Fox News Digital.
While the girl was in the hospital, investigators visited the family home and said they found two other children with 'symptoms of malnourishment, bruises and lack of care.' GEORGIA COUPLE ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING ADOPTED BOYS, HUSBAND BRAGGED ABOUT MOLESTING SON: REPORT Police said the children's bedrooms had their doorknobs installed backwards, with the locks on the outside.
Authorities also shared that all three of the Wolfthals' adopted children were subject to other horrifying tales of abuse. Following the investigation, the children were moved to live with another family. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
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