Among the most shocking claims of abuse were;
- The children were made to stay awake all night and sleep all day, often going to bed at between 4am and 5am
- Their only permitted activity was to keep journals - hundreds of which were recovered and will likely be used as evidence
- David Turpin is accused of a lewd act against one child - one of his daughters, under the age of 14
- The children had been planning to escape for two years before Sunday, when they were rescued
- The 17-year-old daughter who raised the alarm left the house with another sibling but that child became frightened and turned back
- The parents began using chains and padlocks to tie the children to their beds after one escaped with rope. They would sometimes be chained up for months
- One of the older boys was allowed out of the home to attend college classes but Louise accompanied him there, waited for him until it finished then accompanied him home
- The couple's youngest child, a two-year-old, was the only one they did not starve
- The 29-year-old woman who was rescued weighed just 82 lbs
- The children were tied up or beaten if they washed their hands 'above the wrist' because the parents said it amounted to them 'playing in the water'
- The Turpins kept toys that were still in their boxes at the house but never gave any to the children
Early Sunday, authorities found their toddler to adult-aged children malnourished and shackled inside the filthy home alongside two happy and healthy one-year-old Maltese puppies.
Perris city spokesman Joe Vargo said in a statement Wednesday that the dogs, one black and one white, were in 'good' health condition - despite the fact that the couple's abused children were noticeably starved and taunted with pies they weren't allowed to eat.
As the children are currently in the recovery at two California hospitals, the dogs have been placed up for adoption.
