Two women from Pennsylvania are currently in jail, accused of subjecting their adopted teenage son to severe abuse. The allegations include restraining him with duct tape on his bedroom floor, forcing him to stand for extended periods, and depriving him of food, leading to a significant weight loss of 20 pounds.

Amy L. Billotte, 51, and Sarah Lynn Faber, 37, are facing over 950 charges each, according to prosecutors and a court docket. Among these are more than 460 counts of unlawful restraint of a minor by a parent with risk of bodily harm, and over 460 counts of false imprisonment of a minor by a parent.

The women are also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, and making terroristic threats.

The case came to light following a criminal complaint obtained by local NBC affiliate WJAC and CBS affiliate WTAJ. In early September, school officials in Brookville, located about 70 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, contacted the police after the 16-year-old appeared at school looking emaciated. The boy had not attended in-person classes since May 2024 due to his enrollment in virtual schooling. During the intervening months, he reportedly lost approximately 20 pounds.

The authorities conducted an interview with the teen, during which he recounted the alleged abuse by the two women. According to the complaint, he described being confined to a room devoid of toys, books, or electronics for extended periods, with surveillance cameras monitoring his every move. The cameras were equipped with motion sensors, and the women allegedly became angry if he moved excessively.

He reportedly claimed that as a form of punishment, the suspects would allegedly strip him naked and force him to take a cold shower. Other punishments included making him live in the basement for a week while only wearing his underwear, according to cops. The suspects also allegedly strapped him down with duct tape to the basement floor.

The suspects also reportedly sliced his genitals and cut his arm with a blade, which caused excessive bleeding.

“Luckily, I didn”t die from that,” he allegedly said.

Faber and Billotte also reportedly threatened to “squirt cat insulin into his eyes.”

Child protective services removed him from the home and took him to a hospital, where he regained the weight he lost within weeks. The boy explained to investigators that when he was first placed in the suspects’ home, things were good.

“I thought it was going to be fun,” he said. “There were toys and books, and they would read me bedtime stories every night.”

But the situation began to take a turn for the worse when Billotte and Faber began to withhold sugar-based foods, saying they made him hyper, the affidavit stated. They then allegedly began to take food away from him. Billotte and Faber also allegedly forced him to lay on the floor without a mattress and on a couple of occasions duct-taped him to his bedroom floor.

Both suspects were arrested on Tuesday and remain in the Jefferson County Prison on $500,000 bonds. Their next court dates are scheduled for Dec. 19.