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Children adopted by John and Joyce Bell

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2017 Jul 27
Adoption
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Nine children adopted by John Elmer Bell and Joyce Marie Bell were physicially abused by their adoptive parents. They were given two years probabtion.

Documents

Title Publication date
Ankeny couple who abused adopted disabled children won't spend any jail time 2018 Jun 22
Ankeny couple gets probation for physically, verbally abusing adopted children 2018 Jun 21
Ankeny couple caught on video abusing adopted child takes plea deal 2018 May 7
Dozens of incidents of violence detailed at home of Ankeny couple charged with abuse 2017 Jul 28
After 68 police reports, Ankeny couple who adopted 9 kids charged with abuse 2017 Jul 28
Ankeny couple charged with abuse increasingly called police for parenting help, records show 2017 Jul 28
special needs adoption, non-lethal physical abuse
Ankeny - IA

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Ankeny