‘Home Alone’ Parents Indicted on 64 Charges
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GENEVA, Ill. — A couple who allegedly left their two young daughters home alone while they vacationed in Mexico were indicted Tuesday on 64 counts, some charging that the children also were physically abused.
“The essence of the charges is leaving the children home alone over an 18-month period of time at various times,” said David Akemann, state’s attorney for Kane County, where a grand jury returned the indictments.
David and Sharon Schoo also locked one girl in a crawl space, beat their daughters with a belt and choked and scratched them, Akemann said. He said the children apparently were disciplined for normal childhood behavior.
The 64 counts include neglect of children, endangering the life of a child, aggravated battery, abandonment, cruelty to children and unlawful possession of marijuana.
The St. Charles couple were arrested Dec. 29 after returning from vacation in Acapulco, Mexico. They had allegedly left their 4- and 9-year-old daughters home alone for nine days.
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