‘Robbed of their youth’: A neighbor spotted two teenagers confined in a West Virginia shed, exposing what five adopted children endured for years

Five adopted siblings who spent years in abusive, forced-labor conditions at a Sissonville home have won a $4.4 million settlement from West Virginia. Their lawsuit said the state’s child welfare agency never protected them, even after neighbors raised warnings.|Published: Oct 6, 2026 03:26 pm