A woman in Charleston, West Virginia, is currently on trial along with her husband for allegedly mistreating their adopted children, who are all Black. The couple, who are white, are facing multiple felony charges including forced labor, civil rights violations, human trafficking, and gross child neglect.
The incident came to light in October 2023 when neighbors reported seeing the husband lock two of the children, a teenage boy and girl, in a shed on their property in Sissonville. The woman, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, denied confining the children to the shed, claiming it was a 'teenager hangout' and that they had access to a key to come and go as they pleased.
