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A Florida children’s book author known for writing stories about friendship was charged along with her husband with abusing and neglecting their adopted children, authorities said.
By New York Post
Jennifer Wolfthal, author of “A Real Friend,” and her husband, Joseph Wolfthal, a Lockheed Martin engineer, pleaded guilty Jan. 13 to aggravated child abuse and neglect of a child with great bodily harm, according to plea agreements. guilt obtained by Fox News Digital.
Jennifer Wolfthal will be sentenced to 12 years in prison, while her husband will be sentenced to 10 years behind bars, according to the plea agreement.
“This plea and sentencing agreement ensures that the Wolfthals will spend significant time in prison while protecting already traumatized victims from the stress of having to testify,” said a spokesperson for the State Attorney’s Office in Florida’s 18th Judicial Circuit in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The State Attorney’s Office has ensured that law enforcement and the children’s new guardian will support this sentence before accepting it.”
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