Pennsylvania Couple Arrested for Locking Five Children in Surveillance-Guarded Dungeon

James Russell Kahl, 65, and Carly Kahl, 41, were arrested in Redstone Township, Pennsylvania, after police discovered their five children, aged between five and 14, locked overnight in a room described as a 'dungeon.' The room had boarded-up windows, walls smeared with feces, flea infestations, no beds, limited food and clothing, and was secured with three deadbolts on the outside and no door handle inside, preventing the children from escaping. Surveillance cameras were hardwired to the father's room to monitor the children, who reported that their father neglected them, smoked marijuana all day, and made one child suffer punishment with a stun gun wielded by Carly. Authorities found a stun gun, a replica pistol, drugs, and drug paraphernalia in the home during a search. The children were safely removed and placed in the care of Pennsylvania's Children and Youth Services, while the couple faces charges including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and endangering the welfare of a child. Fayette County officials expressed relief that a family member reported the abuse and praised the efforts of law enforcement and child services in rescuing the children.