The couple each faced over a dozen counts involving their adopted children, including child neglect, civil rights violations, human trafficking, and forced outdoor labor - which the eldest says mostly occurred in Washington state.

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather was convicted of a forced labour, civil rights violations, human trafficking and child neglect. Her husband, Donald Ray Lantz, was found guilty on 12 counts out of 16. He was acquitted of four counts of civil rights violations.

A West Virginia couple, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, have been convicted of child neglect and forced labour. Accusations included mistreatment of their adopted Black children, locking them in a shed,

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids - Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, were accused of mistreating their children — all of whom are Blac