Parents in ‘House of Horrors’ Case Plead Guilty, Face Life in Prison

Defendants David Turpin, right, and wife, Louise, appear in Riverside Superior Court during an information hearing on charges that include torture and child abuse in Riverside, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2018. Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP

David and Louise Turpin, the California parents accused of holding 12 of their children captive, have pleaded guilty to charges of child endangerment, torture, dependent adult abuse, and false imprisonment.

The two face a maximum sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole, according to news reports.