article_snippet: The three girls and one boy spoke of how The three girls and one boy were staved and beaten .
article_snippet: The trial took almost a week as stories of rape, torture and abuse of the three girls and one boy were laid bare before the courtroom.
article_snippet: the three girls said the three girls were made to stand against the wall with the three girls arms outstretched for hours and if the three girls let the three girls hands down the three girls were beaten and slapped.
article_snippet: Along with the stories images of the kids scarred and skinny bodies were presented for the jury to view.
article_snippet: Suspicions were aroused after a nine-year-old girl sent a message to a nine-year-old girl teacher that a nine-year-old girl and a nine-year-old girl brothers and sisters were being beaten and had been tied up.
article_snippet: On one occasion there was evidence of bruises and scratches on the children's bodies.
article_snippet: Other complaints of physical and emotional abuse were also made including savage beatings with a belt.
article_snippet: During the trial, the two girls, now 10 and 12 testified from an adjacent room and told horror stories of being raped by Sanchez and being tied up in both ropes and chains and being beaten by Louis.
highlights_snippet: The three girls and one boy were also molested and sexually abused .
  