lee kaplan charged.police went through his home on old street road on the report of child welfare children. they found him living in the tiny house with 12 females changing in age from 6 months to 18 years old. >> while interviewing some of these children we learned an 18-year-old had a 2-year-old child and a 6-month-old child with an adult male living in the house, lee kaplan. >> according to the criminal complaint, kaplan admitted that he sired a child now 3 years old with the child when she was 14, and now an additional child. and he says daniel stoltzfus and his wife, savilla, cave to an agreement that the girl would be gifted to them. and also stating that she was gifted to kaplan to thank them for keeping them from financial ruin. and they sent their other girls to live with kaplan after they lost their farm anyway. >>> and there is no evidence that the other girls were sexually assaulted. and daniel and savilla stoltzfus are in jail because they knew about the him having sex and did nothing about

news of what lee kaplan did inside these walls leaves them struggling to understand. neighbors say they are relieved it is over, and the children are safer. >> it's like i, finally, they will be where they need to be and the abuse stops. >> reporter: betts was so intent trying to figure out what was going on inside the house, two years ago on halloween she knocked on the door, hoping someone would answer so they could peep inside. neighbors say a huge weight has been lifted off the neighborhood and their thoughts are with the young girls. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news". >> daniel and to savilla stolts gave kaplan their 14-year-old daughter after they had a fallout with the amish community. the couple blamed the amish church for financial problems and declared themselves born again christians. according to court documents, they gifted their teenage daughter to kaplan as a way of thanking them for helping them get you out of a financial prob. the quarryville neighborhood said the news confirms the suspicious about the family. >> you stopped in, you asked why you t

here he is 51-year-old lee kaplan. the girl is 18 years old and the mother of a 3-year-old and 6-month-old. kaplan faces statutory sexual assault. the girl's parents, daniel and savilla stoltzfus gave their daughter to kaplan as a gift for helping them out of financial ruin. kaplan researched legality of it on the internet. kaplan and her parents are being held on $1 million bond. jen, a woman who drives by the home on 100 block of old street road in feasterville she sometimes sees young girls standing in blue dresses outside. >> whenever i would see the small children, all girls, never little boys, my heart would break because they looked unhappy. >> reporter: the stoltzfus are the parents of the 9 other children in the home. they are in the custody of youth services in lancaster county. jeff chirico has the latest. >> i've been telling my house for years something is not right. >> reporter: jen betts said she filed complaints before but never had proof that something criminal was happening inside the house she passed

police arrested this man here who was in the house, 51-year-old lee kaplan. investigators say he sexually assaulted one girl when she was 14 years old. kaplan ended up fathering two children with the girl. >> in interviewing the children we learned that the 18-year-old had a 3-year-old child and 6-month-old child with the adult man living in the house. lee kaplan. >> kaplan said the girl's parents daniel savilla stoltzfus had gifted the girl to him because he helped them financially. the couple sent nine other children to live with kaplan. jeff chirico talked to kaplan's neighbors who were suspicious for years. >> i've been telling my husband, something isn't right. >> reporter: jen said she filed complaints before, but never had proof that something criminal was happening inside the small house she passed each day, the color of the shutters and the van in the driveway matched the feelings she saw on the faces of the children who lived here. >> i saw girls standing in the driveway, they looked unhappy and sad, in the blue dresses. >> they would be in their dre

. >> this was the first time authorities searched this home since arresting 51-year-old lee kaplan on thursday accused of sexually assaulting one of the girls starting when she was 14 years old that resulted in the birth of two children. they want to know what else could have happened here. >> authorities came out in force and even bringing a ka kafr dog. they are searching for answers. who are the 12 girls found here at 51-year-old lee kaplan's home. >> they were living down in the basement in the chicken coop. >> they were six months to 18 years old. there was homework and instruments, suggesting the kids were home schooled. the authorities say cases of canned food, a chicken coop and garden and green house signified a self-sufficient lifestyle not uncommon to the amish. >> there is an elaborate set up. tens of thousands of dollars of rains on flat forms. >> kaplan made thousands selling model trains to an ebay business called the brass caboose. >> the house seemed out ever place. other than that they didn't suspect anything. >> they called police with suspicions over the years, hop

he said the girl's parents, stoltzfus was gifted to the lee kaplan. they sent nine of their other children to live with kaplan after they lost their farm anyway. in addition to kaplan, the former amish couple are in jail for related offenses, because authorities say they knew kaplan was having sex with the girl and did nothing about it. each will be held on $1 million bail. in feasterville, bucks county, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> neighbors say for years they knew something was not right. complaints were filed in the past, but had no proof that anything was happening. they complained 6 months ago when an infant was brought home. >> i wasn't going to let go, i saw a couple of girls last week standing in the driveway, they looked unhappy and sad in the tblu -- blue dresses. foreyears i've been saying something is not right. >> "action news" reporter, vernon odem hasna aitboulahcen more from the amish >> reporter: for three years, daniel and savilla stoltzfus rented this home. >> i don't think nothing like that would happen around here. >>

under arrest, this man. 51-year-old lee kaplan. police say they found 12 girls living inside his home. they say lee kaplan admits having sex with the oldest girl starting when she was 14 and that he fathered two girls with her. also under arrest, a couple who told police they are the parents and the grandparents of all 12 girls. they say they, quote, gifted the 14-year-old to lee kaplan in return for financial help. right now, all the children are in protective custody. and police do not believe any of them have been to a doctor or have been going to school. we will follow that story. >>> now to developments in the orlando nightclub shooting. police say they have examined footage of the massacre captured on surveillance video which hasn't been released. many of the wounded are still in the hospital. and dr. joshua corsa says victims' blood is on his shoes. he'll continue to wear those shoes until the last patient is discharged. >> i don't kn this is. it kind of symbolizes all the good we did that night. >> reporter: the city of orl

they have been searching the feasterville hold of lee kaplan. plan had been living with 12 girls between six months old and 18 months old, and he fathered the youngest two with the 18 year-old who was 14 when she gave birth. police say that 14 year-old was given to kaplan as a gift by her amish parents danielle and is aville stoltzfus. they are facing charges as well. they have in the yet said how they are related or whether they are related. they noticed odd behavior from cap license over the years and called police. cops came out but never went inside and never questioned or thought about child abuse. the question is why. >> they should have looked into it more, it took four years, four years? the cops are called several times. >> the problem is this, you can call and say that i'm concerned something is going on in my neighbors. i go to my neighbors house. unless i get substantial evidence to get a warrant and get in the house if they refuse police entry we cannot go in. >> the neighborhood is so quiet the and so peaceful. i just don't understa

stoltzfus told police of the 12 girls found inside of 51 year-old lee kaplan's bucks county home, ten their daughters and two their granddaughters, born to the eldest, who couple admits gift to go kaplan when she was just 14 years old. but those are not their own children. at a family property near quarryville lancaster county i spoke with the polite, yet extremely skiddish 19 year-old who says he is their son. he was only able to tell me situations has been hard, his sisters were well cared for and his dad daniel is a a good dad. stoltzfuss have another son a toddler killed in may of 2001 in a farming accident. enter very dark times. five months later the couple borrowed three hundred thousand dollars from the old amish helping fund a loan for their metal business that was essentially revoke due to allegations of child abuse that police later found no evidence of and relationship with a non-amish man named lee kaplan. in 2003 the couple left the church and in 202 gave their eldest daughter to kaplan telling police it was a gift for helping them out of financial ruin. at kirkwood prop

lee kaplan was charged with sexually assaulting one of the girls when she was 14 and they now have 2 children. police say they have received calls in the past, but those calls were not specific enough to act on until thousand -- now. >> the calls you're referring to, i don't know what you're referring to because we didn't get calls on child abuse. >> there was signs that the girls were homeschooled and lived a self sufficient lifestyle. nbc 10 as the names of parents that are accused of gifting their children to lee kaplan but we will not show them to protect the identity of the daughter. >> he has been shady. he lost his business, he has never been real social. >> the parents that allegedly gave aware their daughter are charged with child endangerment. they are in jail for $1 million bond each. >> stay with the app for updates on the investigation the moment we get them. >> 49 lives and injured dozens of others. emotional services being held this weekend as the dead are buries. omar mateen may have been preparing to die. he used his credit card to buy expensive dinners and jewelry f

he did say there was a financial arrangement between him and lee kaplan.more and more bizarre in a really horrifying tale coming out of pennsylvania. all three adults are being held on $1 million bail. that have a preliminary hearing in late july. >> we have this then 14-year-old gifted by her parents. she's now 18 years old. she's got a 3-year-old and a six month old. >> the father of that 18-year-old said that the children belonging in that house even the others were his children. so we're now following up on those leads to find out exactly where their birth certificates. the police said they really don't know. they were looking for those birth certificates inside the home yesterday and they still haven't been able to find any identifying factors. >>> let's go to politics. on the talk shows this morning attorney general loretta lynch was pressed on whether president obama's endorsement of hillary clinton compromises the department's e-mail investigation. kristin welker has more for us from washington on this. what did the attorney general say? >> the att

police charged 51-year-old lee kaplan with statutory sexual assault. lan said two of the children a 3-year-old and 6-month-old were his children with the 18-year-old found in the home. kaplan said the 18-year-old's pregnancy was at 14 after her parents gifted her to kaplan after he saved them from at any ruin. the girl's parents were arrested, daniel stoltzfus and savilla stoltzfus. she sent their other children to the kaplan after they lost their farm. police say they had received calls in the past and not for child abuse and not enough evidence to enter the home. a neighbor said she made an official complaint months ago and called last week after she said she saw young girls looking fearful. >> i saw these little girls i saw their faces, i've been looking at them for careers watching, going by that house, i feel as though i could have done more. >> reporter: police say the cadaver dogs did not find anything on the property. they say in the basement appears where the children were living, they found air mattresses and homework and musical instruments.

and after investigating police tell me that the homeowner, lee kaplan, and we'll put his mug shot up,ce say kaplan allegedly sexually abused at least one of these girls. now, police say it gets even stranger. that girl he's accused of abusing was sold to him according to authorities by a couple in lancaster county, formerly amish, who needed to settle some sort of financial obligation. police now investigating whether any of the other children inside the house were abused. but they say that girl that was gifted to kaplan and abused allegedly gave birth to at least two children inside the house. >> this child gave birth to other children through an inappropriate relationship. >> and do you know who these other children were in the home, these other 12 children? >> we're still investigating that. bucks county youth is investigating that along with some other agencies helping out trying to identify their genealogy and who the parents actually are. >> do you know if they were registered with the state at all or have any identity? >> as far as i know, we haven't been able to locate birth c

the girl is one of a dozen found in the home of 51-year-old lee kaplan.atest on the case. good morning. good to have you with us. i know you spoke to the woman who reported him to police. what did she tell you. >> she suspected there was odd behavior coming out of the home for years. when i spoke to investigators after they have came out of the house they said it was a bizarre scene inside. they said there were air mattresses where the girls slept and a large toy train and they must have spent tens of thousands of dollars on ta train system. and a neighbor said they noticed suspect behavior happening in the home and they said there wasn't a lot of trash outside and school buses never came by. it wasn't until one woman called authorities. take a listen. >> police have been out to that house apparently for other things over the years. i don't know what, but there's been some things. he claim nod children. that's my thing, there are children. these children and i'm looking at these girls' faces and coming home to my house, knowing i knew something was going

investigators spent the weekend searching the property of lee kaplan after 12 girls were taken from the home. lots of evidence was found over the weekend shedding light on the conditions in which the girls were living. from the air investigators could be seen placing markers in the backyard and digging small holes. cadaver dogs were brought to the property and each room was gone through looking for evidence. >> kids were living in the basement on air mass -- air mattresses. >> reporter: an elaborate train set worth tens of thousands of dollars was found in the basement. the home belongs to lee kaplan who was arrested last week and charged with statutory sexual assault and other crimes after 12 girls ages 6 months to 18 years were found in the home. police say the 18-year-old was gifted to kaplan by her parents daniel and savilla stoltzfus of lancaster county reportedly as a thank you to kaplan for helping the family out of financial ruin after they cut ties with the amish church. police say kaplan fathered two children with the oldest girl who first became pregnant when she was 14. the

the suspect is 51-year-old lee kaplan.l led to police to his home along the 400 block of old street road in feasterville. according to court documents an 18-year-old girl living in the home was allegedly sold to kaplan by her parents when she was 14. the parents are identified as daniel and savilla stoltzfus of lancaster. during the 18-year-old's time in the home kaplan is suspected of sexually assaulting her. she would give birth to two children. details about the nine other girls aren't immediately available but right now lee kaplan is facing several charges tonight including statutory sexual assault. he's being held on $1 million bond and daniel stoltzfus and his wife also behind bars. we have several "action news" crews working on this story and we'll bring you the very latest coming up in our next half hour. >> now to the latest in the investigation into the deadly rampage inside that orlando nightclub last sunday. authorities uncover more disturbing details into the history of shooter omar mateen, we are hearing more

she is now 18 and was living with her children at lee kaplan's home and there were 9 other children ate. a neighbor called police about what she felt was a suspicious situation. >> just made the call. i don't know. just an instinct. felt like i wasn't going through another summer where everybody should be outside and not see those girls again. >> police say the father and mother who gave their daughter to lee kaplan knew he was having sex with her and knew about the birth of two children. the three adults all face multiple charges including sexual assault and corruption of minors. >>> one of the actors from the new star trek movie died in a freak accident. anton yelchin is known for the 2009 star trek reboot. he was just 27. los angeles police say he was killed in his driveway. he got out of his car when it rolled down a steep driveway winning him -- pinning him. he is survived by his parents. >>> gun control back in the forefront after the massacre in orlando. the proposals tomorrow and the chances the measures will be passed. ♪ it's time to free yourself from the old way of buying an

the homeownerrer 51-year-old lee kaplan faces a multitude of charges including sexual assault. >> noticedhese little girls, only little girls and they would be outside very sporadic eight, very rarely you would see one or two. >> reporter: this neighbor says her motherly instincts kicked in and when she sensed something was off she called pennsylvania's child line. >> this is it finally, enough. like catch this guy. >> reporter: what police discovered no birth certificates or school records for any of the children and that kaplan had allegedly fathered two of them with the eldest girl. she's now 18 but police say she was only 14 when she first conceived. >> lee kaplan had had sexual relations with her in the course of those relations a three year olds and a six month old child was born. >> reporter: even what's perhaps more disturbing is the girl's parents daniel and savilla stoltzfus gifted the girl to kaplan. >> police say the stoltzfus family was part of an a.m. mick community in lancaster county. the affidavit states both parents knew their daughter had two children fathered by kaplan

authorities returned to the home of lee kaplan, this time to gather evidence.hey blocked off the street and brought out dogs to search for clues. despite the large presence, law enforcement remains tight-lipped about what they're finding or looking for. >> we're processing the crime scene pursuant to a search warrant. >> reporter: the girls were found in his home. kaplan admitted to having intercourse with one of the girls when she was only 14 years old, resulting in the birth of two children. >> the house seemed out of place. one of the windows was boarded up for a few years. other than that, i mean, i didn't suspect anything. >> reporter: police also arrested a couple from this farm in lancaster county, accused of giving their teenaged daughter to kaplan, allegedly in exchange for kaplan saving them from financial hardship. they claim most of the other children in the home are theirs. >> it's scary, knowing it's so close to where we live. >> reporter: neighbors say it was not the first time they tried to alert authorities. claims law enforcement has yet to ad

lee kaplan has lived here since 1988. a neighbor living here for six months said something wasn't right, the girls were skittish, when you'd approach the gidoor, the girls would scurry. there were several calls saying there was something unusual about the house. there was never any trash outside, a school bus would never come by. they'd see young girls peeking outside the windows. right now three girls in custody. the parents of the 18-year-old girl who in a curious plat twist that we're now vafting, those parents told police they gifted their daughter to lee kaplan after helping them out of financial ruin before they were at threat of losing their farm. there's a lot of unanswered questions this morning. this investigation is expected to take several more days. those three adults are now in custody and the 12 children are in protective police custody right now, frances. >> morgan, looking at this property behind you, doesn't seem to be a lot of enclosed areas, as far as fenced-in areas. do we know the level of how police

authorities have been here at the home of lee kaplan all day searching for evidence, county detectives, search dogs, state the police, all here to make sure they have not missed anything after 12 girls were taken from the home. authorities blocked off old street road as vehicle after vehicle arrived to help with the investigation. the search dogs went through the property, looking for evidence, neighbors watched it all, still in disbelief. >> if i saw anything suspicious i would have called somebody, like you know, kids are, you know, molding stone you cannot hurt them. they are so innocent. >> reporter: chopper six flew over property as investigators worked the from the air we could see them marking small flags in the area of the backyard away from the home. investigators say small holes in that area two vehicles were seized a blue van and white car. >> basically what we're doggies search and collecting evidence and process the crime scene. we were ready for daylight to get better photography that is why we didn't do it last night. >> reporter: david heckler left the scene without mak

. >> reporter: police have desended on the house of 51-year-old lee kaplan.e was living in this quiet neighborhood just north of philadelphia with 12 young girls. >> what did you see when you walked inside that home? >> furniture, a chicken coop out back for the children to eat the eggs is. >> until now, neighbors felt something was wrong, but they couldn't prove it. >> multiple times i've driven by this house, and seen various young girls, dressed mostly in amish clothing, often afraid. >> reporter: finally, authorities. >> looking at these little girl's faces i knew something was going on in there. i just knew it. >> when investigators arrived. >> they're afraid of the police. they're very sheltered, these children. >> among them a now 18-year-old girl who told police kaplan was the father of her 3-year-old and 6-month-old daughters. the girl's father says his then 14-year-old daughter was gifted to lee kaplan, and thanks for helping the family out of financial ruin. older court documents obtained by nbc news show that the father filed for bankruptcy in 200

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lee kaplan is accused of sexually assaulting one of the girls when she was 14 years old. they have two children. the girls lived in the basement and slept on air mattresses. police received calls in the past but they were not specific enough to act on until now. >> i don't know what kind of calls you're referring to? that they saw amish people. no child abuse calls. if there was a child abuse call we would have responded. >> the children are now in protective custody vane to be interviewed by police. there was signs they were homeschooled and lived a self sufficient lifestyle. we have the photos and names of the parents who gifted their children to lee kaplan, but we are choosing not to show them to protect the daughter's identity. >> he was shady. he has not been real social. >> the parents that allegedly gave away their daughter are charged with child endangerment. stay with the app for jup daupd. >> police in chester county are trying to figure out who beat a 52-year-old woman to death. investigators identify her as denise barger who is recently a widow. >>> in philade

they have been searching the home of the 51 year-old lee kaplan.estigators say kaplan had been living with 12 girls between six months ape 18 years old fathering the youngest two girls with the 18 year-old who had originally gave birth at 14. police say that 14 year-old was given to cap lab as a gift by her amish parents, daniel and seville stoltzfus of lancaster county. authorities not yet said whether nine girls arrested or related. neighbors say they noticed odd behavior from kaplan over the years and called police. cops came out but never went inside and never thought child abuse, the question is why. >> so, you should have looked into it the more, the police, before it took four years? four years? cops were called several times. >> problem is you can call and say i'm concerned something is going on in my neighbors house but unless i have substantial evidence to get a warrant and go in the house if they refuse entry we cannot go in. >>> neighbor is so quiet and so peaceful i just don't understand it. >> meantime. >>> kid living in air mattresse

for the third straight day, crime tapes surrounds the home of lee kaplan. cars slowed where a dozen amish girls lived, many on sleeping on air mattresses in the basement. >> i asked my neighbor, what is the deal with these girls? they showed up out of nowhere, and i know they're not his. they counted nuisance issued like large amounts of smoke, but it is what he described is the skittish young girls working in the yard that are worried him most. >> we're going to the police. enough is enough. something is fishy. >> a source confirms ryles called police in april of last year, but investigators were not allowed inside they were told the girls and their mother was staying with kaplan while their home underwent renovations. that mother is facing charges along with her husband. police say they gifted their 14 daughter to kaplan for saving them from financial ruin and she gave birth to kaplan's two daughters. the south hampton police said last night, no specific abuse cams until last week, and ryles wishes something could have been done sooner. >> all of this stu

now they have been searching the feasterville home of 51 year-old lee kaplan.tigators a kaplan has been living with 12 girls between six months and 18 years old, fathering the youngest two girls with the 18 years old who was only 14 at the time that she gave birth. thirty he lease say that 14 year old was given to kaplan as a gift by her amish parents daniel and seville a stoltzfus of lancaster county. they are facing charges as well. authorities have not said when the nine girls are related. neighbors noticed odd behavior from kaplan over the years and called police. cops came out but never went inside and never thought child abuse. the question now is why. >> they should have looked into it more, the police, before, you know, it took four years? four years and cops are called several times. >> the problem is this you can call and say i'm concern something is in my neighbors i go tour neighbors house and unless i have substantial evidence to get a warrant to get in the house if they refuse entry we cannot go in. >> neighborhood is so quiet and so peaceful, i j

this is after 12 young girls were found inside secretly living with a 51-year-old man named lee kaplanthey range in age from six months old to 18 years old. neighbors say they could feel that something just wasn't right. take a listen to what some of them told us. >> multiple times i've ridden by this house and seen young girls, various ages of children dressed mostly in amish clothing. often afraid. >> growing tall weeds, you know, i see children in the driveway. there is something not right there. they just look sad and fearful every time you see them. that's what made me call. >> reporter: now on a curious twist of all of this, the 18-year-old woman who was found living inside this home, she told police that lee kaplan was the father of two of the children living inside that home with her. now, we're investigating is what we've heard sources tell us that in fact her parents gifted her to lee kaplan because they were trying to escape financial ruin. these are the pieces and elements that are swirling around this idyllic neighborhood. neighbors said they could feel something was right

lee kaplan is accused of sexually assaulting one of the children when she was 14 years old. they have two children. the girls lived in the basement and slept on air mattresses. >> the neighbors that called a few years ago, i'm not sure what you're referring to. they called and say they saw ammish people. there was no child abuse calls. >> the children are now in protective custodies. there was signs that the girls were home schooled and lived a self sufficient lifestyle. we have the names and photos of the parents accused of gifting their children to lee kaplan, but we are choosing not to show them. the couple's neighbor in lancaster county talked about the husband. >> he has been shady. he was amish, lost his business. and not social. >> they remain in jail on $1 million bond each. the nbc 10 app brought you this story first. >>> it has now been one week since the terror in orlando took 49 lives and injured dozens of others. authorities are also finding more signs that the gunman, omar mateen may have been preparing to die. he used his credit cards to buy expensive dinners

the girls living in the house with lee lee kaplan were betwee6 month and 18 years old.two children with a 14-year-old girl who was gifted to him. >> what kind of call did they call, that they saw amish people. that's the calls we got, we didn't get child ray abuse calls. if we got child abuse calls, we would have responded. >> this morning, kaplan is in jail on sex abuse assault charges and other charges and the parents daniel and savilla stoltzfus are in jail. you can find more at 6abc.com, we'll continue to update the story on air and 6abc.com as new information comes in. >> this morning, police in chester county are searching for a suspect in the beating death of a woman inside her own home. the body of 52-year-old denise burger was found friday morning in the home of the 900 block of heather stone drive. barger was a widow whose husband passed away a few months ago. >>> harry loud junior was captured inside a home on middlesex street in gloucester. the homeowners called police after waking up to find laute in the bedroom. he was found to be in possession of property

that's how a fedex worker remembers lee kaplan who ran an ebay business out of his home. the delivery man has other jarring revelations as well. you can read the exclusive story on nbc10.com. >>> now to decision 2016, and a big shakeup for donald trump's campaign with the republican national convention just a month away. trump's campaign manager, cory lewandowski has been ousted. he made headlines in march after grabbing a reporter at a trump event. he clashed with other top trump advisers who want the republican to have a more polished image. lewandowski talked about the shakeup today. >> it's been such a privilege to be part of the team. i have the privilege of going back and spending time with my family which is important. i'll continue to support donald trump in any endeavor he has. >> the change comes at a time when polls show trump losing ground to hillary clinton in recent weeks. here is a look at that time latest monmouth university poll, hillary clinton has a seven-point lead over trump when it comes to registered voters and by eight points in the all important s

tonight, a neighbor tells us about what he called ongoing issues around lee kaplan's property, issueshat went on for years. as drew smith reports, it's not until now that police are getting a full picture of what was happening inside that home. >> reporter: for third straight day, crime tape surrounds the home of lee kaplan. cars slowed to look at the place where police say a dozen amish girls lived, many sleeping on air mattresses in the basement. >> what is the deal with the girls? they showed up out of nowhere. >> reporter: this man recounted nuisance issues like large amounts of smoke which caused friction in the neighborhood for years. it was what he described as the skittish young girls working in the yard that worried him most. >> my neighbors, we're going to the police. enough is enough. something is fishy. >> reporter: a police source confirms he called police in april of last year. investigators were not allowed insi inside. they were told the girls and their mother were staying with him while their home underwent renovations. that mother is now facing charges along with her

according to the affidavit, 51-year-old lee kaplan admitted to sexually assaulting the eldest girl. she had two children resulting from those alleged attacks. police also arrested a couple from lancaster county and charged them with giving their teenaged daughter to kaplan in exchange for help with the family's money woes. those parents claim the other children found here inside kaplan's house are theirs as well. we spoke to kaplan's neighbor, who called child protective services. >> i don't know the situation. i don't know if, you know, they're kidnapped or if they're being bought and obviously sold or given as gifts. and i just want them to get help and get back and be happy. they just look sad. every time you see them. that's what made me call, you know. >> reporter: now, over the years neighbors tell us they only saw a handful of children outside of the house. they say the girls seem nervous and were not allowed to talk to anyone. investigators in bucks county are joined by lancaster county authorities, and we have also learned that all of the accused adults are scheduled to app

we've learned their ages are 6 months to 18 years old. 51-year-old lee kaplan admitted sexually assaulting the oldest. police have arrested an amish couple from lancaster county and they have been charged with gifting their teenaged daughter, the now 18-year-old, to cap rka. that was in exchange for kaplan's health with the family's financial problems. >> i just hope the girls are okay. the children that are there that are born into the situation are okay. this is going to last them for years. >> anytime people would come along and once in a while would try to say hi to the girls. he could come to the door and they would go running into the house. >> reporter: lancaster county authorities have been called in to atissist with this investigation because of their experience with the amish. the parents who gave up their daughter claim the other children found inside kaplan's house are theirs as well, but no birth certificates have been found. this morning the children are in protective custody. the three adults accused are being held under $1 million bond. coming up in the next half-hour, we'l

where of lee kaplan. he got oneice that of the girls pregnant when she was 13 and he was a gift from her parents. his parent -- her parents say they did give their daughter up forayment to kaplan helping them keep their home. and the parents face several charges. the olympic games could be in limbo once again. if rio de janeiro doesn't have the money to pay for the competition. brazil is dealing with its worst recession in nearly a century. they want $1 billion to help out for security and the $5 billion of debt they have already racked up. still ahead tonight, donald trump works to unify his party ahead of the convention as hillary clinton takeshe saturday. alex lets us know if we are in for a kimberly: now to the race for the white house. trump's attempts to unify the republican party of taking them to the southwest. at in event in las vegas, he lashed out at attempts by delegates to derail his can then -- the veil his candidacy at the convention. trump is now on his way to meetix, where protesters him

on thursday led officers to this feasterville, pennsylvania home where they arrested 51-year-old lee kaplaniving in the basement on air mattresses. i guess they were homeschooling the kids because there was some homework found down there. >> reporter: kaplan is accused of sexually assaulting the oldest child, who police believe was given to kaplan years ago by her parents. her parents have also been charged. >> mr. kaplan had her living there as a repayment for a financial situation. >> reporter: neighbors have been suspicious about the home for years, and even called police three years ago. >> i had no idea that there was 12 girls living in there because he only let three out at a time. even that was very limited. >> reporter: kaplan and the children are briefed be amish and were rarely seen in public, but this time neighbors called police because they were upset about daily trash burning in the yard. >> what kind of call did they call that they saw? amish people? that's the call we got. we didn't get child abuse calls. >> reporter: these living nearby are in disbelief. >> i have three kid

lee kaplan is accused of sexual assault. kaplan two of the children are his children with the 18-year-old found in the home. the first pregnancy was at 14 after her parents gifted her to kaplan after he saved the family from financial ruin. the girls' parents were arrested, 42 daniel stoltzfus and his 43-year-old wife savilla stoltzfus. police are investigating if the other children were sexually abused and who was related to who in the house. they have received calls about the home in the past they were not for child abuse and at that time there was not enough evidence to enter the home. the bucks county district attorney left the scene saturday and would not answer questions about claims that the calls were made about the children. he saw several young girls looking fearful. you can see the police van sitting there, authorities are saying this is an investigation that is going to take time. they are expected to start the interviews with the children at some point over the weekend or early this week. that's the next step in

and bill, so many questions, police are first trying to figure out how the homeowner 51-year-old lee kaplanis amish family from lancaster. kaplan under arrest facing multiple sex charges. according to police he admitted to fathering two of the 12 children with an 18-year-old found inside home. kaplan connected with the amish family about to lose its farm. the 18-year-old's parents allegedly offered their daughter who was just 14 at the time as a gift to kaplan. the other nine children and parents had been staying at the house as well. police arrested kaplan after a surprise visit from bucks county child welfare officials. the parents were also charged be with endangering the welfare of children. as police sort out the details, people who live in this community are shocked that this was going on in their neighborhood. >> we believe these children came from lancaster to bucks county with their parents and some kind of strange thing happened to mr. kaplan. >> feels weird. so creepy to know that this goes on. this is not something that goes on in our neighborhood. everybody feels that way. you

police say 51 year old lee kaplan fathered two children with the eldest girl, the relationships startedolice believe when she was just 14. >> mr. kaplan had her work interesting for repayment of some type of financial situation. >> more disturbing they believe this girl was gift dollars to kaplan by her own father, as part of some sort of business transaction. her parents, daniel and savila, believed to be from amish community in lancaster county, have also been charged. this neighbor has been hailed as a hero for trusting the odd feeling that she had about the house, and calling pennsylvania hotline. >> they would be outside, very sporadic, very rarely, would you see one, two. >> the three adults behind bars, in those 12 girls, they are luckily safe this morning. now police are still investigating whether any more of them suffered abuse. reporting live in feasterville, alexandria hoff, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> all right, alex, thank you. montgomery county woman is charged with murder in the death of her neighbor. authority say elizabeth floyd attacked 96 year old alfred pain in his

. >> 51-year-old lee kaplan was found living with 12 girls from 6 months through age 18. >> finally they will get toy they need to be and the abuse will stop. >> kaplan is facing numerous abuse charges. he considered one of the teens his wife and fathered two of the young children with her. >> neighbors have been calling police with concerns for years. it took four years and the cops were called several times. >> the police were never tipped off to anything criminal. >> the neighbors called two years ago. i don't know what they are referring to. they saw amish people. that is the calls we got. if it was a child abuse call we would have responded naturally but we did not get it. >> one girl was gifted because of a farm foreclosure and they thought it was legal to hand her over. nine of the other children at the house are theirs as well. kaplan and the teen's parents being held on one million dollars bail. >>> beefing up security at this year's pride celebration in san francisco. >>> if we can get married it doesn't mean much. >> the changes being made in light of the mass shooting at the

fifty-one year-old, look at this guy, lee kaplan, is in jail facing multiple child sex abuse charges.tigators say he fathered two children with a teenage girl. she was given to him by her parents when she was just 14 years old. that couple, also had been charged. they are in jail. we have spoken to their son in lancaster county, the young man shared little information with us but explained kaplan, lee kaplan, has been a long time friend of his family. >> all i can tell you, he is a good father. >> well, the son says he has not had think communication with his parents since they were arrested last week. neighbors say they owned a repair shop but the business went under. authorities say kaplan helped the couple out with money in exchange, they gave him their 14 years old daughter. unbelievable. >>> that story has everyone wondering. >>> happening today tulleytown couple accused of abusing their infant twin daughters, well, they will face a judge. >> the parents will answer to felony charges. dave, he is on this story in levittown. >> reporter: that is right. these are charges that reall

police arrested lee kaplan for sexual assault. kaplan said two of the children are his found in the home with the girl who was 14 years old. she was gifted him after he saved the family for financial ruin. the girl's parents were arrested. they told police they sent their other children to live here when they lost their farm. police are investigating whether the children were sexually abused and who is related to whom in the home. police said they had received calls for the home in the past and they were not for child abuse and there was not evidence to enter the home. the bucks county claims they did not receive calls about the welfare of the whirn -- children had to say. >> what kind of calls did they call, that they saw amish people. that's the calls we got, we didn't get calls that there were child abuse, if there were child abuse calls we would have responded. >> reporter: they needed to interviews with the children, they are in the care of bucks county. they expect to do the interviews, this is early in the investigation and

lee kaplan is the father of her two daughters. police are the other nine girls. some neighbors felt something was wrong in the home, but couldn't prove it. a couple that has been arrested said they gifted the 18-year-old girl to kaplan for helping with money problems years ago. that girl is their daughter. >>> new at 11:00, a woman in colorado saved her son's life after he was attacked by a mountain lion. the woman pried his head from the jaws of the lion using her bare hands. this happened friday night near aspen. the 5-year-old boy and his brother were playing in their front yard when the attack happened. the womanaged to open the lion's mouth. >> you want to fight. you want to put up a resistance and know you are not an easy humans, that's not the case. sometimes they feel defensive. >> the boy has deep cuts. the mother husband bite marks. two mountain lions in the were found. >>> bracing for temperatures as high as 128 degrees. that could make this fire fight tougher than it is. the sherpa fire is about 45% contained. almost half way there. it's already scorc

lee kaplan as well as daniel and mrs. stoltzfus remain in county jail on one million-dollar each, they are expect in court on august 2nd, for a preliminary hearing. live from feasterville, a knee a oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> fbi released transcripts of the orlando nightclub sheeter omar mateen's conversations with authorities during his deadly rampage. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer is live in our sat center with more on this chilling work. >> reporter: more than a week after a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 50 others in orlando, florida, fbi released new details about what he told police during that rampage. first report of it this morning redack some information but following heavy criticism, a complete transcript of the three calls was released this afternoon. identifying himself as islamic solder orlando gunman omar mateen told a crisis negotiator to tell america to stop bombing syria and iraq, and that is yes was out here right now. on monday, fbi released, a printed transcript of the three ca

found inside a feasterville home where they say a man was living with 1 young girls. 351-year-old lee kaplan will have sex with the oldest girl who was gifted to him by her parents. he fathered two children with her. the rest of the children are believe to be the children of daniel ascertain savilla stoltzfus. this weekend police were back looking at what he was going on in the house. >>> the controversial beverage tax is law in philadelphia. mayor kenny signed the bill at city hall. council members approved the 1.5 cent per ounce last week, it will apply to sugary and diet drinks in janl. most of the -- january. most of the revenue will be set for pre-k and rec center. the beverage center will challenge it in court. >>> children in the camden district are going home today because of the heat. the district is dismissing all students at staff at 1:00 p.m. looking outside sky6 live hd showing us the view from penns landing area and summer officially arriving later this evening. temperatures are rising across the region. it's going to be a hot one. let's get the latest from david murphy on the

behind me is lee kaplan's home. he's a 51-year-old man who authorities found 12 girls living with him. the girls range in age from six months old to 18 years old. according to the district county attorney the investigation is ongoing. the oldest girl is 18 years old, she had two children. police say that daniel and sylvia solstice had gifted their daughter to mr. kaplan. she was 14 years old when she was pregnant for the first time. the couple are charged with in danger and the welfare of a child and being held in lieu of $1 million bail. >> we saw the girls out there and we would see him out there. never 12 at a time. the kids were never playing. >> the girls were always dressed in traditional amish where but it's unclear whether kaplan was amish or not. >> he would run his finger along the fence. >> he was arrested and being held on a one million-dollar bail bail. the girls are in protective custody and there will be a hearing for him next week. the mystery of what really happened is deepening by the day even thou

police say, 51 year old lee kaplan fathered two children with the eldest girl, a re ship police believetarted when she was just 14, perhaps even more disturbing, investigators believe that this girl was gifted to kaplan by her own father, as part of some sort of business transaction. her parent, daniel and salve ill a stolefits, believe to originally been from amish community in lancaster county, have also been charged. >> this neighbor has been hailed as hero for trusting the odd feeling that she had about the house, and calling pennsylvania's child line. >> i just made the call. i don't know. just an instinct. i felt like i wasn't going through another summer where everybody should be outside kind of thing and not see those little girls again. >> all three adult are behind bars, and those 12 girls are safe this morning, police are still investigating whether any other of those girls also suffered sexual abuse, reporting live in feasterville, alexandria hoff, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> alex, thank you. >> a local non-profit will be sending volunteers with intellectual and development