A mother and father are headed to prison for a decade after their two adopted children were found to be malnourished and were forced to sleep on plastic totes in the basement of their Tennessee home.

Jason Klimp, 45, and Jessica Klimp, 43, pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated child abuse and neglect, the 8th Judicial District Attorney General told local media outlets. The pair was sentenced to 10 years behind bars.

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Authorities in Fentress County responded to the Klimp home in February 2024 after one of their adopted children collapsed. Her father put her in a cold shower in attempt to wake her up. Because of her size, first responders thought she was

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