and the mother -- 31-year-old ina rogers will appear in court on those new charges tomorrow. kron 4's terisa estacio is in fairfield tonight with the latest on the investigation. the children's mother ina rogers has said she knew nothing about the alleged torture of her children including accusations that the father shot the children with a bb gun but that is not the case.. according to prosecutors, in fact, it is far from the truth. (take vo) these are the latest documents filed today here at the solano county court house. ina rogers, the fairfield 30 year mother of 11 children now facing 9 counts of felony child abuse, and one count of cruelty to a child by endanering health. chief assistant district attorney sharon henry about the new charges and the case. sharon henry, prosecutor solano county. it is causing great bodily harm." "it is an agregious case." (continue vo) and there is this in other court documents prosecutors alledge quote on a continuous basis the children were getting punched, strangled, bitten, shot with weapons such as crossbows and bb guns. also, they we

ina rogers, the children's mother also in court today. this picture from last week as well. she twoo entered a not guilty plea. in contrast, she was soft spoken and quite subdued in court. outside court, allens relatives defended he and ina. doris./allen's grandmother it is unfortunate this has happened to our family and i feel more help should have been there for the family to help with the children. maggie. allen's aunt he is a nice person. she is a nice person. i hope for the best. last week, both allen and rogers were charged on multiple counts of child

ina rogers, the children's mother also in court today. this picture from last week as well. she twoo entered a not guilty plea. in contrast, she was soft spoken and quite subdued in court. outside court, allens relatives defended he and ina. doris./allen's grandmother it is unfortunate this has happened to our family and i feel more help should have been there for the family to help with the children. maggie. allen's aunt he is a nice person. she is a nice person. i hope for the best. last week, both allen and rogers were charged on multiple counts of child

the solano county district attorney's office filed a motion to add charges against 31-year-old ina rogers... and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports from fairfield... the judge granted that motion. (philippe) 31-year-old ina (eye-nuh) rogers arrived at solano county superior court with family by her side... she would later leave with sheriff's deputies after being taken into custody.sharon henry/da's office- "nobody, um, should live in those conditions." on march 31st -- rogers was arrested and posted bail on a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment. this after police discovered her kids were living in unhealthy conditions. the children's father, 29-year-old jonathan allen was also arrested. on wednesday, rogers returned to court -- where prosecutors amended the criminal complaint. rogers is now charged with nine felony counts of child abuse in addition to the misdemeanor.sharon henry/da's office- "the children started to disclose just vicious and callous acts, um, that were committed against them by the father. and, the statements also indicated or proved, that the mother, miss rog

that includes a motion to increase bail for jonathan allen and a readiness conference for ina rogers.ure wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun. 30-year old rogers and 29-year old jonathon allen, the father of her ten children were arrested after their 12-year old child was reported missing. once the child was found they searched the home due to concerns for the safety and health of the other children. officers found nine more children, ranging in age from 4 months to 11 years old, investigators say the children were living in "squalor and unsafe conditions." 29-year old allen denies seven counts of torture and nine charges of abusing the children. 31-year old rogers is charged with nine counts of child abuse. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... before hitting the tracks ... brand new bart cars are vandalized. ( james )plus ... the family of pearl pinson speaking out almost 2 years after her disappearance. ( james ) and... we are learning new informat

the mother, ina rogers was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment in march. the kids are now with relatives. rogers told me her son left the home because he was upset about having to do a new chore. investigators have it all wrong. >> these allegations are absolutely incorrect. and, yeah, it's unfair. their whole idea of us is wrong. me and my husband are doing what we have to do with 11 kids. i work in the medical field. i don't accept any type of help for them, just me and my husband. we have a beautiful family. >> reporter: but police, the da's office and child welfare launched an investigation and determined children suffered severe emotional and physical abuse. >> they had intention aabuse resulting in -- intentional abuse, burns, reducing and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun or air soft gun. >> reporter: officers returned to the home on friday and arrested the father, jonathan allen on suspicion of felony torture and child abuse. he was in court monday, but didn't enter a plea. >> he is an amazing person, i'm an amazing mother. >> th

i realized god has millions of different names. >> we also caught up with the mother, ina rogers. she did not want to comment but is free on bail. she is doing court for a hearing where the district attorney wants to increase her bail to nearly a half million dollars and add felony charges. >>> a viral video in oakland has triggered outrage among community right -- community members. we will tell you about a rally at lake merritt. >>> a vacancy on the santa clara city council. the reason councilman dominic concerta stepped down. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2". it is the middle of the week. it is wednesday, may 16. i am dave clark. >> i am pam cook. thank you for waking up with us. let's check in with steve paulson . we have an big deal on 880, which sal castendo will get to but what will it be like for temperatures and weather today? >> north and east, maybe eastern solano county could see a few showers. baseball is 12:45 pm with the reds and the giants. i think we will get a little more sun after

jonathan allen in ina rogers have spoken publicly denying the allegations against them. rogers maintain the same sad look on her face for the duration of this morning's hearing. her sister and brother-in-law left the courtroom in tears. rogers attorney declined to speak about the case. her next hearing is scheduled for may 24. ktvu fox2 news . >>> california's da will appeal the ruling that overturned california's right to die law. a judge in riverside county overturn the log yesterday. he claims they violated the state constitution. it's for matters of healthcare funding and not end-of-life issues. the law allowed terminally ill patients to request lethal injections from their doctors. it was a knack the death enacted because of a bay area woman who had a terminal illness. she went to oregon to enter life there. >>> the trump administration is squaring off against the state of california. the ninth circuit of appeals heard the case yesterday at its pasadena courthouse. the administration was represented by an attorney from the justice department. the program protects som

the children's mother, 39-year- old ina rogers, is facing charges of child neglect. she strongly denies the charges. >> reporter: fairfield police say 10 children ranging in age from four months to 12 years old were living in horrible living conditions in this four bedroom home. the case began when a 12-year- old boy went missing. officers found him and returned him home and decided to search the residence. they fail nine more children inside. >> while inside, officers located unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, including garbage and spoiled food on the floor, animal and human feces, and a large amount of debris. >> reporter: this is video from inside the home after the mother allowed reporters inside. the mother, 39-year-old ina rogers, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment in march. the kids were taken into could -- into protective custody and are with relatives. the boy left because he was upset because he had to do a tour. she says investigators have it wrong. >> it is unfair. their whole idea of us is wrong. me and my husband are doing what we hav

(vicki) ina rogers arrived at the court with family.but left with sheriff's deputies after being taken into custody. on march 31st -- rogers was arrested and posted bail on a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment. this after police discovered her kids were living in unhealthy conditions. the children's father, 29-year-old jonathan allen was also arrested. on wednesday, rogers returned to court -- where prosecutors amended the criminal complaint. rogers is now charged with nine felony counts of child abuse in addition to the misdemeanor. rogers has denied the allegations in the past. (grant) tonight - new details coming out about the conditions inside the children's fairfield home. and how prosecutors say the couple tried to cover up the physical and psychological abuse they inflicted on the children. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, authorities say it took only a few minutes inside the home to see that something was terribly wrong. (terisa estacio reporting) sources tell kron four news that when officers first went into the hom

. >> reporter: allen fiercely denies all allegations against him and his wife, ina rogers. he's charged with torture and child cruelty involving his ten children. >> i'm not a cruel dad whatsoever. i'm the most loving parent that i could possibly be. >> reporter: but authorities paint a very different picture. in this house where the children slept ten to a room and where animal and human feces were found the parents are accused of punching, burning, and waterboarding their kids. ina rogers was originally charged with misdemeanors and was able to bail out, and now the d.a. has amended those charges in this complaint to felony child abuse. she'll be here in court wednesday morning. i tried speaking with her and a cousin after the charges were filed. >> i'm sorry, miss. >> is there anything you want to say as far as how your kids are doing? >> no comment. >> reporter: but allen had a lot to say about his children, who are now staying with rodgers' mother in antioch. >> they are brainwashed because they are still chilen. >> reporter: allen insists they were one big happy but m

the judge told ina rogers he was setting her bail at nearly half a million dollars. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> the judge says rogers may not be a danger to the public at large but the charges made clear she is a danger to the children. >>> a three-alarm fire burned four motorhomes and boat in martinez last night also causing propane tanks to explode. the fire started around 6:30 at a storage facility on franklin canyon road. firefighters say that no one was injured. >> the good news is, the fire was limited to this storage yard, the neighboring structures not affected. >> crews contained the fire about an hour later and there's no word yet on how it started. >>> all right. it is 4:34. it's very early but you're going to get a forecast now. >> yes. a little bit of sunshine always good news. we are going to see our temperatures to start a warming trend, a short one, just about three days but hey, it's something. today we are starting to see a little bit clearer conditions out there. so not as thick of a marine layer this morning. a great view of coit tower this morning be

. >> reporter: allen fiercely denies all allegations against him and his wife, ina rogers. he's charged with torture and child cruelty involving his ten children. >> i'm not a cruel dad whatsoever. i'm the most loving parent that i could possibly be. >> reporter: but authorities paint a very different picture. in this house where the children slept ten to a room and where animal and human feces were found the parents are accused of punching, burning, and waterboarding their kids. ina rogers was originally charged with misdemeanors and was able to bail out, and now the d.a. has amended those charges in this complaint to felony child abuse. she'll be here in court wednesday morning. i tried speaking with her and a cousin after the charges were filed. >> i'm sorry, miss. >> is there anything you want to say as far as how your kids are doing? >> no comment. >> reporter: but allen had a lot to say about his children, who are now staying with rodgers' mother in antioch. >> they are brainwashed because they are still children. >> reporter: allen insists they were one big happy but

(jrs)(j.r.)ina rogers will face a judge tomorrow morning. she has already bailed out of jail but a new bail amount could be set. as for the evidence the father says he has. he talked about auto recordings that will clear his name and his wife's name. much more from that jailhouse interview tonight at 9. live in fairfield. j.r. stone kron 4 news. (ken) (ken) (ken) (ken) (ken) stay with kron 4 as we continue to cover this child abuse case. on our website we have all of the court documents-- as well as a timeline of the investigation and video of what the home looked like when the children were rescued by police. it's all on kron4-dot-com. (vicki) it's the barbeque brouhaha that went viral... sparking a rally today after a video capturing those heated moments between one woman and a family using charcoal while barbequing at lake merritt. the confrontation caused controversy in oakland...then got shared around the world. kron 4's michelle kingston is live in oakland with the latest developments. michelle? (michelle)a few dozen people were here t

the children's mother, 39-year- old ina rogers is facing charges of child neglect. she says she strongly denies the charges. >> reporter: fairfield police say 10 children, ranging in age from four months to 12 years old were living in horrible living conditions in this four bedroom home. the case began when a 12-year- old boy went missing. officers found him and returned him home. they decided to search the residence and found nine more children inside. >> while inside, officers located unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, including garbage and spoiled food on the floor. there was animal and human feces and a large amount of debris. >> reporter: this was video from inside the home after the mother allowed to reporters inside. the mother, 39-year-old ina rogers, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment in march. the kids were taken into protective custody and are with relatives. ina rogers told me her son left the home because he was upset about having to do a new tour. she says investigators have it all wrong. >> these allegations are absolutely incorrect

ina rogers is scheduled to appear in court wednesday. ey veronica juarez filed a notice with the court tuesday in the case against the 31-year-old.the charges allege that rogers caused the children to be in a situation that was likely to produce great bodily injury and death. rogers told reporters earlier this week that the allegations against her and her husband are false.the children's father, 29-year-old jonathan allen, pleaded not guilty to torture and child cruelty charges and is being held on $5.2 million bail. < i want police to know that i am not an animal i am not an animal you didn't even ask me or tell me what i supposedly done...> ( darya ) stay with kron 4 as we continue to cover this child abuse case. on our website... we have all of the court documents.... as well as a timeline of the investigation and video from inside the fairfield home where the children were living. it's all on kron4-dot- com. ( darya ) a 14-year-old boy is missing in fremont and police are asking for your help finding him. his name is jack conner... an

ina rogers is currently out on bail. but prosecutors say she and the father of their ten children punched and strangled and shot the children with a bb gun. the father jonathan allen is being held on $5 million bail. >>> the amgen tour of california bike race takes off in the south bay this afternoon. the stage of the race starts and ends in downtown morgan hill. the tour starts in southern california and eventually ends in sacramento covering more than 600 miles. >> it's going to be a busy one there. kids may have to wait for pickup but hopefully it's a nice day. >> it's going to be nice out there. a lot of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s inland and low 70s into the weekend. for san francisco, 60 and windy as we go into the afternoon. >> all right, then let's go back to the flooding in san jose. >> we'll continue to follow this. here's the live shot we're talking about, this lake here, this is not sewage, this is not a busted pipe. this is actually ground water that's seeps up all the time but the pump to dra

jonathan allen and ina rogers ... appeared in court today to enter their pleas. kron 4's tersia estacio has details on the disturbing new charges.. the father is now facing. four counts of lewdness with a minor at the hands of an adult those are the new charges facing jonathan allen, the father of the ten children. allen very confident in court today, speaking up loudly as he entered a not guilty plea. (take vo) no cameras were allowed in court, but this is a picture of allen from last weeks first court appearnance. the sex crimes alledged to have taken place over the course of a year from 2017 to 2018 - four separate times with one of the 10 children. ina rogers, the children's mother also in court today. this picture from last week as well. she twoo entered a not guilty plea. in contrast, she was soft spoken and quite subdued in court. outside court, allens relatives defended he and ina. doris./allen's grandmother it is unfortunate this has happened to our family and i feel more help should have been there for the family to help with the children. maggie. allen

ina rogers was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment back in march. the kids were taken into protective custody and or with relatives. rogers said the boy left the home because he was upset. investigators have it all wrong . >> these allegations are incorrect. it is unfair. their whole idea of us is wrong. me and my husband are doing what we have to do. i work in the medical field. i don't accept any type of help for them. >> reporter: police, the da's office and child welfare officials launched an investigation and determined the children had been through physical and emotional abuse. >> the children had puncture wounds, burns, bruising, and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun. >> reporter: officers arrested the father, jonathan allen, on suspicion of felony torture. he was in court but did not enter a plea. >> i am an amazing mother and i'm not going to allow this to break us. >> they were always very nice to us. there was nothing that we saw that was suspicious and make us think that. >> reporter: this is alan's younger brother. >>

ina (eye-nuh) rogers arrived at the court with family members.... but left with sheriff's deputies, after being taken into custody. on march 31st -- rogers was first arrested, and posted bail on a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment. this, after police discovered her children were living in unhealthy conditions. the children's father, 29-year-old jonathan allen, was also arrested. on wednesday, rogers returned to court -- where prosecutors amended the criminal complaint against her. rogers is now charged with nine felony counts of child abuse, in addition to the misdemeanor. rogers has denied the allegations in the past. (ken) continuing our coverage tonight - new details coming out about the conditions inside the children's fairfield home. and how prosecutors say the couple tried to cover up the physical and psychological abuse inflicted on the children. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, authorities say it took only a few minutes inside the home to see that something was terribly wrong. (terisa estacio reporting) sources tell kron four ne

. >> reporter: now prosecutors have filed new charges against allen's wife, ina rogers, the children's mother, now faces nine counts of felony child abuse. new court documents say the children were punched, strangled, bitten, and shot with weapons like cross bows and bb guns and subjected to water boarding. they say she knew about it and didn't do anything to stop it. >> every day they lived in torture. all day long. >> reporter: the dprapd mother, wanda rogers showed photos of the injuries. she says one of the kids was made to live in the bathroom. >> my 9 year old granddaughter had to live in the bathroom. they never let her come out and be around any of the other kids. >> words cannot express the pain that they have suffered, and i am outraged as prosecutor and heartbroken, just as, you know, a fellow human being. >> reporter: ina rogers will be in court tomorrow morning to answer to these charges. the prosecutor is also asking for mothher bail to be increase nearly half a million dollars. i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi, now jodi broke the news of the new

in fact tuesday ina rogers was charged with 9 additional felony counts of child abuse. jonathan says him and his wife are not to blame and that his wife's mother brainwashed the kids.sot she complains about the size of her house she complains about how much money she gets from the government this woman is money motivated....she has documented mental help issues. (grant) stay with kron 4 as we continue to cover this child abuse case. on our website we have all of the court documents-- as well as a timeline of the investigation and video of what the home looked like when the children were rescued by police. it's all on kron4-dot-com. (vicki) this week -- throughout the bay area -- city's are bringing attention to the dire need for affordable housing. today, a panel in walnut creek discussed the benefits of housing affordabilty. that panel was made up of business, medical, transportation and education experts. city housing program officials say walnut creek currently offers 560 affordable housing units... with more than 140 others either currently being built or in the pip

allen and his wife ina rogers both appeared in court and entered pleas of not guilty to nearly two dozen counts. >> reading the police reports as a mom, as a prosecutor, you cannot believe the abuse these children suffered. there were ten kids under the age of 13 years old that were abused for a substantial period of time inside their own home under the care of their own parents. >> i am not a cruel dad whatsoever. >> reporter: the allegations include shooting the children with and burning, cutting and other forms of torture including waterboarding. before she was taken into custody rogers showed reporters inside her home. which was filthy and littered with animal feces. >> we didn't see them. they were kept from us. we didn't know. >> reporter: allen's family members left the courthouse. one identified herself as his grandmother. what about the allegations themselves? >> it's hard to really say the allegations but a i know they loved their children, both of them as parents. i know they loved them. >> he's a nice person. >> reporter: what do you think about these charges? >> i don't know

. >> reporter: i reached out to ina rogers outside of her house today, she did not want to comment. because the da has charged her with seven counts of felony child abuse, the da says they want to increase her bail to $495,000. she is free on bail at the moment. and as far as the father goes, his bail is set at $5 million. henry lee ktvu fox 2 news. >> i listened to that interview and it was very bizarre. he did offer an explanation for the conditions that existed inside of his home. can you talk about that? >> reporter: he said as far as the feces that were seen in the bathroom and other rooms, he blamed the german shepard that was in the room for that. and he indicated that even though the kids lived together in one room, they were happy. they wanted to live in one room and he knows that it was a big house. so he has a lot of explanations for what authorities say happened in this house. but whether or not this is for the good will or best benefit for the children remains seen. we'll have more of that interview coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> and he said he was the indiana jones of

in fact tuesday ina rogers was charged with 9 additional felony counts of child abuse. jonathan says he and his wife are not to blame and that his wife's mother brainwashed the kids. saying he is a man of strong spirituality.soti'm like indiana jones...when it comes to spirituality. i did deep. i realize that god has many different names and just because he was called one name by one people doesn't mean that the other names are correct so they just tried to tie this in. our team coverage on our team this in.just tried to tie correct so they just tried to tie this in. this in. our team coverage on this continues: this case is only getting more disturbing as it unfolds the children's mother has said she knew nothing about the alleged torture of her children - yet prosecutors say that is not what the facts reveal. it is an egregious what happened to these children but they did happen. its just beyond belief but it did happen. it is just unthinkable acts that were committed against such vulnerable people and we are seeking the justice and we are hoping justice will preveal

jonathan allen and ina rogers ... appeared in court today to enter their pleas.ken) kron 4's tersia estacio has details on the disturbing new charges.. the father is now facing. four counts of lewdness with a minor at the hands of an adult those are the new charges facing jonathan allen, the father of the ten children. allen very confident in court today, speaking up loudly as he entered a not guilty plea. (take vo) no cameras were allowed in court, but this is a picture of allen from last weeks first court appearnance. the sex crimes alledged to have taken place over the course of a year from 2017 to 2018 - four separate times with one of the 10 children. ina rogers, the children's mother also in court today. this picture from last week as well. she twoo entered a not guilty plea. in contrast, she was soft spoken and quite subdued in court. outside court, allens relatives defended he and ina. doris./allen's grandmother it is unfortunate this has happened to our family and i feel more help should have been there for the family to help with the children. maggie. a

. >> reporter: but the 40s say alan and his wife, ina rogers, both to part in abusing their children. they were shot by bb guns and water boarded as punishment. some of the children suffered broken arms, but allen said his household is a household of love and investigators are giving him a bad name. >> they have a normal life. i gave everything to these children. my everything! let the police demonize me all the way down to the names that i picked for my children. >> reporter: info police say the family's home was filled with spoiled food and human and animal feces. 11 says some of this was from the family dog. >> some people said how can you deal with all of these kids? the truth is that it is a functioning household and i am not a torturer. i am not a monster. >> reporter: he says in reality he is a spiritual person. >> i am like indiana jones when it comes to spirituality. id deep and i realized that god has millions of different names. >> reporter: the district attorney said today they want to file additional charges of nine felony abuse charges against the mom. she is free on bil

new charges were filed against ina rogers. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley was 3. >> 30-year-old ina walked in a free woman. 30 minutes later booked in the solin an county jail facing nine additional felony counts of child abuse. bell is set at $495,000 which her private attorney barry neumann says she can't afford to pay. the judge denied reducing it. the d.a. office said rogers allowed hess husband to inflict torturous acts on her ten children for years in this house in fairfield. allen is also in jail facing torture and child cruelty charges. >> it is public record that the acts included hot water, biting, and various other acts that were just horrendous. >> including water boarding. >> that is the allegation. >> and having the kids shot with a pellett gun. >> that was stated in the court record. >> the children ages 4 months to 12 years old were removed from the home in late march and now live with their sister and mother's house in antioch. ious two days ago in a interview rogers blamed her mother for allegations. we h

ina rogers and jonathan allen are accused of keeping their children in an abusive and filthy home. investigators say allen tortured the children and caused cruel and extreme pain and suffering for a sadistic purpose. police say the children ranging in age from a baby to 12 years old have burns and bruises consistent with being shot by a pellet gun. allen denied the allegations in a jailhouse interview yesterday. i'm not an animal, torturer or monster. >> the investigation began march 31st when the children's mother was arrested and charged with 10 counts of child endangerment because of the living conditions in their fairfield home. she also denies the allegations and actually let us into her home for a tour to see what it looks like and our cameraman saw feces on the upstairs bathroom. it was filthy. that mother says it was filthy because police executed their search warrant and turned things over in the home including furniture and clothes but police say those children were living in extremely filthy and abusive conditions. again, that mother will appear today in the solano count

the children's mother ina rogers faces 10 counts of child endangerment., prosecutors will charge her with nine additional counts of felony child abuse. >>> a fatal explosion at an orange county medical building is being investigated as an intentional act. it killed one woman and injured three other people in aliso viejo. the explosion may have come from a package. >>> in hawaii, new fissures have opes up shooting lava -- have opened up shooting lava into the air. a red warning is in effect on the big island as they brace for a major eruption. >>> the senate intelligence committee recommends that gina haspel be confirmed as cia director. she would become the first female director of the cia if confirmed. >>> the u.s. is examining north korea's threat to cancel an upcoming summit between president trump and kim jong- un. the north warned it may no longer be interested in a meeting if president trump presses for pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons. >>> all right. let's check in on hi-def doppler. check out the lightning strikes right there near fairfiel

he and his wife ina rogers are accused of abusing their ten kids. police released pictures from inside their home showing feces on the bathroom floor. police say the messy home was full of garbage. police say the kids were tortured, sometimes for sadistic purposes and sometimes shot with a pellet gun. the father de nyes it. >> i'm not a cruel dad whatsoever. i may look like x, y and z, but i am not a cruel dad whatsoever. i'm the most loving parent that i can possibly be. >> reporter: he says the kids were brainwashed into thinking they were abused. rogers faces nine counts of felony child abuse. she is set to be in court this morning. the children are now in custody with her mother, their grandmother. live in fairfield, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> now a live desk update. >> storms have been pounding the east coast. i want to show you some of our newest video we got in overnight. look at this. meanwhile the death toll has gone up to five people dead because of these storms. right now there are hundreds of thousands of homes without power. look at

jonathan allen and ina rogers ... appeared in court today to enter their pleas. kron 4's tersia estacio has details on the disturbing new charges.. four counts of lewdness with a minor at the hands of an adult those are the new charges facing jonathan allen, the father of the ten children. allen very confident in court today, speaking up loudly as he entered a not guilty plea. (take vo) no cameras were allowed in court, but this is a picture of allen from last weeks first court appearnance. the sex crimes alledged to have taken place over the course of a year from 2017 to 2018 - four separate times with one of the 10 children. ina rogers, the children's mother also in court today. this picture from last week as well. she twoo entered a not guilty plea. in contrast, she was soft spoken and quite subdued in court. outside court, allens relatives defended he and ina. doris./allen's grandmother it is unfortunate this has happened to our family and i feel more help should have been there for the family to help with the children. maggie. allen's aunt he is a nice perso

the mother, 31-year-old ina rogers faces child endangerment charges. but she lot our camera into the home. that's where investigators say those ten children, ranging in age from four months old toeleven were living in filth. the tennessee children slope in one room and use another bedroom as a play room. our kpix photographer saw debris and unsafe living conditions. mother claims police scattered the clothes, toys, and furniture around the house when they executeed the search warrant. but we also saw what appears to be feces on the floor in one of the upstairs bathrooms. the mother denies any of their children were ever abused by her husband, the father of eight of her eleven children. >> why would i ever have a house full of children that were abused or allow them to be abused? i love my children. >> the children describe incidents of intentional abuse, resulting in puncture wounds, burns, bruising. injuries consistent with being shot with a pell let gun or bb gun. >> now, police say their vision into the family start nearly two months ago when they g

lydia... ( lydia )(lydia)ina rogers will be facing nine additional child abuse charges.... of putting her children in a situation that was likely to cause bodily injury and death. (take vo)solano county authorities say the children suffered puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun.30-year old rogers and 29-year old jonathon allen, the father of her ten children were arrested after their 12-year old child was reported missing.once the child was found they searched the home due to concerns for the safety and health of the other children.officers found nine more children, ranging in age from 4 months to 11 years old, investigators say the children were living in "squalor and unsafe conditions."solano county prosecutors charged the father, jonathan allen with 16 felonies.. including 7 counts of torture, and 9 counts of felony child abuse. we spoke with allen about those charges. (tag)the amended complaint against rogers will be filed at 830 this morning. reporting live in fairfield, lydia pantazes kron 4 news. ( darya ) stay with

the mother, 30-year-old ina rogers, was booked on child neglect charges. on friday, authorities arrested the father, 29-year-old jonathan allen, for what they call a history of severe physical and emotional abuse. ina rogers denies her children were ever abused. she describes a caring and loving home. she agreed to take reporters inside. we found the home in disarray. a mix of toys and clothes in every room. not many beds for her kids. the worst was the bathroom. the floor appeared filthy. when police searched the space, they reported spoiled food, animal and human feces on the floor. the new charges today are the results of interviews with the children. >> the children described incidents of intentional abuse resulting in puncture wounds, burns, bruising, and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun or bb gun. >> reporter: jonathan allen also in court today, facing nine counts of felony torture, six counts of felony child abuse. he did not enter a plea. his bail was increased to $5.2 million. rogers broke down out of the courtroom after heari

the family's home on fieldstone court in fairfield began in march when the mother, 30-year-old ina rogers reported her 12-year-old missing. after police located the boy and rushed him to the home they called child protective services after finding garbage and spoiled food and feces on floor. rogers was arrested for child neglect but was released after posting bail rogers denies the allegations calling them ludicrous. her husband's bail is set at $5.2 million. the da's office may look into filing additional charges against ina roger as well. pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> the most important part, the kids are safe. >> they are okay, thank you. >> 6:34. first lady melania trump in the hospital recovering from kidney surgery. she underwent that procedure to treat a benign kidney communication. communications director says she's doing well and will likely be at walter reed medical maryl week. president trump tweeted the first lady is in good spirits. >>> a man accused in a violent sexual attack in palo alto is due in court for a plea hearing. authorities arrested 29-year-old eduardo

bail is set at $5.2 million but the d a's office is considering filing additional charges against ina rogers as well. we're live in fairfield, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> really troubling there. thank you, pete. happening today, a man accused in a violent sexual attack in palo alto is due in court for a plea hearing. last month they arrested 29-year-old eduardo cha varaia diaz, he pulled a teenager jogger off a popular trail and put a gun to her head and police say assaulted her. police believe this is not first time he's done it. >> and new this morning, police are clearing up rumors going around novato high school, they said there was never a threat on cam campus. but they did arrest an 18-year-old student who sent threatening messages to his former roommate. police searched his car and found world war ii ammunition. they say that he was not threatening to shoot up the school. >>> a sad follow-up story to tell you about this morning a few months ago we told you about search crews found a body of a missi skier from the east bay, disappeared back in march near bear valley resort.

. >> we are getting word that the mother, ina rogers, will be facing nine counts of child abuse. >>> dozens are rallying in san francisco to protest and celebrate the founding of israel. this is a live look at the rally outside the israeli consulate. there remembering thousands of palestinians forced to leave during the founding of israel. the demonstration comes the day after the u.s. embassy was moved to jerusalem and deadly clashes between protesters and israeli troops began. >> there are two sides and you can side with the people who are asking for an end to an occupation so we can achieve some piece.>> i'm here to stand up for israel's right to exist. jerusalem is the eternal capital of the state of israel. >> protests intensified against the gaza border. demonstrators were hit with teargas. this came after the israelis killed dozens of palestinians. >> this is outrageous and it cannot continue to be that way. >> reporter: those who suggest that the violence has anything to do with the location of the american embassy are sorely mistaken. the violence comes from those who reject

. >> reporter: two people knocked on ina roger's door this morning identifying themselves as being from the public defenders office. she did not want to open the door. they coaxed her into doing it quickly, her out of view of the tv cameras. this after yesterday, she boldly declared her innocence. >> i strive and thrive myself on being a good parent. >> reporter: while she was quiet inside this morning, her neighbor across the street told us he's surprised to hear the accusations against the couple. >> we was shocked, but, you know, because, you know, they are pretty much like friendly, you know, whenever i see them in and out of the house, we wave if we see them, especially the husband. >> reporter: rogers faces child endangerment charges and allen faces charges of abuse against their ten children ages four months to 12 years old. police and prosecutors say they were horrified by the statements from some of the kids. >> the children described incidents of intentional abuse resulting in puncture wounds, burns, bruising, and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun or a bb g

today, the judge told ina rogers he was setting her bail at nearly half a million dollars. the judge said rogers "may not be a danger to the public at large, but these charges make clear she is a danger to the children." with that, she went to jail. >>> a lyft driver is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger while she was unconscious. this is the suspect. last month, he picked up the woman in oakland, and drove her to his home where he secondly assaulted her. afterwards, he drove the woman home. the suspect is being held without bail in alameda county. >>> four people and their dog attacked in a popular bay area park. tonight, betty yu reports two pit bulls and their owner are still on the loose. >> reporter: san francisco police need your help finding the owner of two pit bulls who they say walked away after his dogs caused several injuries here at delores park at the off leash area. police say just before noon on sunday, these two pit bulls attacked another dog named bloom. bloom looks similar to ones picture here. she suffered puncture wounds to her back, and four adu

. >> reporter: the mother, 30-year-old ina rogers arrested and charged with child neglect. her husband 29-year-old jonathan allen charged with nine counts of torture and six counts of child abuse. today rogers who has since been released says there was never any abuse showing pictures of their children with this message for them. >> mommy loves you so much and daddy loves you so much. >> reporter: she says it was a misunderstanding stemming from a call in march when her 12-year-old developmentally delayed son ran away and her and her kids turned the house upside down to find him. the police searched as well. >> they never showed me a warrant and when i went in there, they completely tore my house apart. >> reporter: when her son was found, police arrested her and took her children and her husband's bail is set at $5 million. the case following another child abuse investigation in southern california that began when a teenage girl escaped and told police her 12 siblings were being held captive. online the family appeared happy but inside this home they found several children

. >> reporter: now prosecutors have filed new charges against allen's wife, ina rogers, the children's mother now faces nine counts of felony child abuse. new court documents say the children were punched, bitten, strangled and shot with weapons like cross bows and bb guns and subjected to water boarding. investigators say rogers knew about it and didn't do anything to stop it. >> because we she was a mother and was well aware of what was going on in that house she allowed this to take place. >> every day they lived in torture, every day, all day long. >> reporter: six of the children are now in their grandmother's care. she described abuse that's hard to stomach. >> they were duct taped and tied. he used chinese torture on the kids and held them upside down. when my daughter went to work, believing that her kids, leaving them in the hands of that monster. >> jodi did break the news of the new charges against the mother a few minutes ago on twitter, you can follow us for all the the breaking news. >>> two hours ago, a southern california judge ruled that the assisted suicide law was un

this is ina rogers, which would be some of her last moments of freedom as she showed up for her court appearance. she was supported by her brother and sister who burst into tears after the ruling was issued. we were allowed to take still pictures in court of rogers. her attorney argued her bail should be what she could afford, $50,000, saying she's not a threat to the community. now both parents are in jail, jonathan allen faces more charges than she does. his bail is at $5.2 million. police say their ten children were tortured. sometimes for sadistic purposes. and sometimes they were shot with a pellet gun and even waterboarded. both parents deny the allegations and say they are good parents. the kids are now in the care of rogers' mother and sister. reporting live from fairfield, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, michigan state university has reached a half billion dollar settlement with more than 300 victims of sports doctor larry nassar. it is the largest sex abuse case in sports history. at least five olympic gold medal gymnastics winners are among

. >> the district attorney upped the charges against ina rogers from misdemeanors to felony child abuse. her husband jonathan allen is charged with torture and child cruelty. allen did an interview yesterday from the slolana county jail. >>> the san francisco police department is reportedly paralyzed after a surprise vote last night. >> they completely neutered the police commission, not able to meet because they don't have enough people sworn in. >> mayor mark farrell is surprised his reappointments were -- >> it's embarrassing for the board of supervisors to do this. >> i would say it's a shock because i had no idea this was afoot. >> joe marshal has been a member since 2004. the commission now only has three members which is not enough to hold meetings and make decisions. >> all our work for now stops. i just hope everything goes smoothly in the interim. >> the business of the city still will be able to move forward. >> supervisor malia cohen says the board can fill several vacancies in the next month. >> instead of just rubber stamping and going the easy route which is what mayor fa

. >> reporter: jonathan allen and his wife ina rogers accused of abusing and neglecting their ten children. >> i'm not perfect. no one is perfect. but i am not an animal. i am not a torturer and i am not a monster. >> reporter: police found squalor and the grandmother said the kids told her they were tortured every day. >> he'd put duct tape on our eyes, lay us on the floor. tell us we couldn't move and if we did he would just pounce us and beat us all in the stomach. he said the demons were making him do it. >> reporter: wanda rojers didn't want to speak on camera. >> a black cloak is in the closet. >> reporter: but shared video from the home where she said she found a satanic book and a knife. these photos include a one and a half girl burned by scalding water. >> daddy burned her. he kept burning her and burning her. she screamed so loud she lost her voice. ♪ >> reporter: a very different picture portrayed on a youtube page called cute rascals go wild where they are coached through games laughing and asking people to subscribe. allen says the allegations are false and he does not worshi

their parents - jonathan allen and ina rogers now facing multiple charges of abuse. in addition, allen is facing 7 counts of torture. authorities allege he shot at bit and in some cases water boarded his children and poured scalding water on them. allen's family including mother in a telephone conversation with kron four news said quote "when we heard the news about the children we were appalled, disturbed and saddened about what had occurred. we have not kept in contact with them for years. we hope that the children will be together and far away from these horrible conditions that they were kept in by the ones who were suppose to love, and protect them from harm. i am truly just shocked." initially, the children's mother ina rogers - an ekg technican was charged with one count of neglect, but then authorities say after the children opened up about the abuse and according to court documents " due to continuous forms of abuse, they have varying forms of scars, including broken arms." she was charged with additonal offenses. the children's father allen in a jail house

. >> reporter: the investigation began march 31st when the children's mother, 31-year-old ina rogers was arrested and charged with 10 counts of child endangerment based on living conditions inside their fairfield house. she allowed us inside showing us the one room where all 10 children slept, their lay room and this upstairs -- their playroom and this upstairs bathroom with feces all over the floor. >> about the data scandal involving cambridge analytica.... the hearing comes one day mpany said it has katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> representatives from facebook will testify on capitol hill today about the data scandal involving cambridge analytica. the hearing comes a day after the company said it has disabled nearly 1.3 billion fake accounts over a 6-month period. facebook says most of those fake accounts were removed within minutes. but it admits millions more managed to slip through. in a blog post, the ceo said he is working on it. the information was provided in facebook's first transparency report which will be updated twice a year. >>> time check 4:34. time to also check on weath

. >> standin in the doorway of her fairfield home, ina rogers says charges she and her husband abused, even tortured their ten children are untrue. >> i strive and i thrive myself on being a good parent to my children. my husband has a lot of tattoos, he looks like a scary individual and that's why people are so quick to judge him. but absolutely not. my husband is an amazing person. i'm an amazing mother. >> the 30-year-old rogers is out an bail after her arrest in late march charged with the abuse after police returned her 12-year-old son to the family home. after he had been reported missing. rogers showed reporters the inside of her home which she claims was messed up by police during their search. all of the children sleep on the noor in one room. roge rogers' husband was arrested. charged with nine felony counts of child cruelty. he's pleaded not guilty. >> the children described incidents of intentional abuse resulting in puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun or air soft gun. >> based upon the information that i know, i'm hor