e felony counts of child neglect resulting in bodily injury and three felony counts of child neglect creating risk of injury.

What they're saying:

During interviews, deputies said one child became visibly emotional and told investigators,  I can't go back to that home.  Another said she  just wants a normal life. 

Authorities documented scars consistent with the children's accounts, and investigators said the children's statements corroborated one another and aligned with physical evidence collected at the home.

Child Protective Services removed all three children after the initial disclosure. The investigation included multiple interviews, medical examinations and photographic evidence.

Melinger said the findings were  deeply troubling  and emphasized the importance of reporting suspected abuse, noting the children had been living in what he described as a  real-life house of horrors.