RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CNN/WRIC) — Two California parents were arrested Monday after authorities found a dozen children and adults chained to beds with chains and padlocks in their home. Riverside County Sheriff's office said the mother was "perplexed" when officers came to rescue the siblings, who are aged two to 29. Authorities started investigating after a 17-year-old girl managed to escape from the residence on Sunday and called 911. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, a 17-year-old escaped from the home in Perris early Sunday morning and called 911, telling emergency officials that her parents were holding her 12 siblings captive. Police said that when officers met with the caller, she "appeared to be only 10 years old and slightly emaciated." Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Police chief: 'I would call that torture'

Police say 13 siblings who were found malnourished, some of them shackled, in a California home were torture victims. David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were arrested for violating California laws around torture and child endangerment. Both were detained, with bail set at $9 million US each. The six children are currently being treated at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, while the seven adults are being treated at Corona Regional Medical Center, according to authorities.
A couple in Perris, California is arrested for allegedly holding captive and abusing their 13 children.