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Southern California parents plead guilty in torture case

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Turpin siblings were tortured and abused by their parents for years in ways so extreme, prosecutors said, it appeared to have caused malnutrition, cognitive impairment and nerve damage in some of them.

Since being freed last year from a Perris home, the 13 siblings have had to rebuild their lives.

All that time, they have also had to contend with the prospect of a trial - of being called to testify and having to relive, in front of their parents and the

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