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Abuse charges against Walworth County couple bring international attention

By the Journal Sentinel

CREATED Aug. 2, 2012

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  • obrien1 nws caw Martin O'Brien, left, and his wife Kathleen O'Brien, walk out of the courtroom after a scheduled arraignment, on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the Walworth County Judicial Center in Elkhorn, Wis. The two were accused of torturing their six adopted kids. PHOTO BY CHRIS WILSON/CWILSON@JOURNALSENTINEL.COM Image by Chris Wilson

Last summer, while taking a walk, Lynne Marquette came upon a girl in front of a neighbor's home attempting to shove a dull push mower through a swath of thick, long grass.