On Sept. 25, officers came to the couple’s home after the Delaware County Job and Family Services reported her son was overheard saying he had been forced to sleep in a shed and fed dog food at age 14, according to a Delaware Police Department report.

The seven children were allegedly fed dog food, locked in a shed, beaten with a belt and physically restrained as forms of punishment, WBNS and WSYX reported, citing prosecutors. The children’s mother, according to the court records, hindered the discovery of the abuse. She is accused of hiding evidence and allowing the abuse to happen.

A Delaware husband and wife are facing multiple felony charges for allegedly abusing their seven children for years. Jason and Kristelle Fuller were indicted by a grand jury April 18 on a combined 13-count indictment,