'House of Horrors' Woman Sentenced After Girl, 14, Was Found Weighing 35 Lbs

A Wisconsin woman will be spending nearly a decade in prison one year after she was arrested for the false imprisonment of a 14-year-old with autism in a “house of horrors,” who was found weighing only 35 pounds. Kayla Stemler pleaded no contest to chronic neglect of a child causing bodily harm, chronic neglect of a child causing emotional damage and false imprisonment. She was later sentenced to serve eight years in prison on Monday, August 24, which will be followed by three years of extended supervision. Stemler, 28, was accused of neglecting the child in a home in Oneid...

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