A firefighter and his wife have been arrested in Florida for alleged acts of severe “mental and physical” abuse perpetrated against their adopted daughter, Us Weekly has learned.
Coral Springs Police claim that, for the last three years, Joel and Jennifer Kohnert have kept the 12-year-old girl locked in her bedroom, with extremely limited access to a bathroom. The door to her room locked from the outside.
Joel, 44, is a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue lieutenant, authorities said.
Joel and Jennifer, 45, were arrested on Tuesday, March 31, on charges of child abuse without great bodily harm.
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