From left to right: Mark Isom, Shakia Jackson, William Wade, Darly Carter. Not pictured: Danielle Hammond
Five adults in Pennsylvania have been accused of abusing five
children by shooting them with BB guns and forcing them to watch the
adults have sex, among other heinous accusations.
In
court documents obtained by the Delco Times, the abuse ranged from
“being punched, slapped, thrown over a bannister" to being "shot
repeatedly with BB guns all over their bodies, some shots leaving marks,
scars and causing at least two of the children to bleed.”
Darby
residents Shakia Jackson, 31; Daryl Carter, 24; Mark Isom, 22; Danielle
Hammond, 22, and William Wade, 23, all face charges including
endangering the welfare of children, assault, forced sexual intercourse
with a minor and corruption of minors, Philly.com reported.
Carter
and Jackson were both arrested last month following an initial
investigation by the Children and Youth Services of Delaware County. On
Nov. 7, Wade was arrested.
The two accused
women are the mothers of the five children, who range in ages from one
to 10 years old, according to Penn Live. Jackson is the mother of four
of the children, while Hammond is the mother of the 1-year-old victim.
According
to police records, Wade and Carter are accused of holding Hammond down
and forcing Jackson's 2-year-old child's penis into her mouth, 6ABC
reported.
When investigators asked the adults
why they shot the children with BB guns, Jackson allegedly told them:
"She and the other adults were only playing and the children wanted to
be shot."
One of the children told detectives that it "really hurt."
The children were also forced to watch the adults engage in sex acts, police allege.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan told the Delco Times last Thursday that it was an "outrageous situation."
“When
you read the affidavits, you just start shaking your head," Whelan
said. "You have to ask yourself, ‘How could this happen?' It’s hard to
believe what kind of world these children lived in.”
Hammond,
who is not pictured, was released on a $10,000 unsecured bail. The
other suspects' bails range from $100,000 to $250,000.
A preliminary hearing is set for Dec. 10.
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