A Florida mother has been arrested after deputies say they found six children living in conditions they called some of the “worst they had ever seen.”
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that 30-year-old Sara Resko was arrested at her home near Ocala on Tuesday.
Resko now faces six counts of child neglect.
According to MCSO, deputies were called to the home after a 2-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy were seen wandering in the road not fully clothed. Deputies said both children were infested with lice and suffering from open sores.
While investigating, four more children ranging in age from six to 13 years old arrived at the home – all of them also covered in lice and open sores – saying Resko left them there while she went to work.
Once deputies entered the home, they found no food, electricity or running water along with an infestation of flies and dog feces covering the floor.
The children were taken into DCF custody while Resko was placed under arrest.