10 Surreal Details Surrounding Jordan Turpin, Who Escaped Her “House Of Horrors” And Became A TikTok Star

6 /10 Food Insecurity

The Riverside County social service system, provided the siblings a safe transition back to society.

However, in the process, some of the kids were put in the hands of poorly-screened caregivers who ended up being charged with child abuse.

The report also mentioned the older siblings being forced to go through food insecurity and housing instability.

By any standard, their transition from years of false imprisonment into free independent living was far below what everybody expected expectation.

5 /10 Either Falling Short Of Failing Outright

Not everything was wrong in the report. Investigators also gave some good news. Over the last several years, the Turpin siblings received much-needed care from the county.

Some social service system personnel were dedicated enough to navigate the systemic hurdles and provide the attentions the siblings deserved.

That said, the good things seemed like the exceptions in this case. There were more examples of how the childcare system fell short or failed outright.

4 /10 Withholding Reports Of Abuse

According to the lawsuit, ChildNet received alerts about the abuse, but the agency decided to keep the information to itself.

The agency was supposed to forward every report of inappropriate or downright criminal conduct to law enforcement or the county’s protective services.

Instead, ChildNet withheld the words from the authorities. Some siblings mention in the complaint that they were forced to eat excessive food; when they couldn’t take it anymore and threw up, the foster family made them eat their vomit.

3 /10 Sexual Abuse

In another part of the lawsuit, the siblings accuse their former foster father of being sexually abusive. He would grab and rub the girls on the mouth, if not kiss.

Roger Booth, the attorney for four of the youngest Turpin siblings, said the home that ChildNet thought was safe turned out to be anything but.

Zester further explained if the county had oversight over the foster care agency. Officials were required to make sure the kids were in good hands.

2 /10 Jane And John Does

The lawsuit was filed electronically on July 19 to the Riverside County Superior Court.

The siblings are referred to simply as Jane and John Do. The named respondents are Riverside County, ChildNet, and Does 1-50.

Since the news broke out about the lawsuit, there has been a concern about the possibility of other cases of abuse happening to other kids under the ChildNet system.

If such an oversight happened to the Turpin siblings, who arguably are high-profile victims of the House of Horror case, the same mistake could put the lesser-known kids in grave danger.

1 /10 The Plugins

The foster family named in the lawsuit is the Olguins. They were taken into custody in March 2021 for multiple counts of abuse, including false imprisonment, willful cruelty, inflicting injury on a child, and lewd acts with a child.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department conducted the investigation leading to the arrest.

In the complaint, the foster father, Marcelino Olguin, is also said to have sexually abused the female siblings. At least three family members were accused of neglect, physical assault, and emotional abuse.