Mother Charged After Mentally Disabled Twin Daughters Were Raped, Police Say

A Minneapolis man is accused of beating his mentally disabled twin daughters, raping them and chaining them to a bedroom door

The 51-year-old father was charged Tuesday with several felonies in a case that authorities have described as torture. He allegedly fathered two children with one twin.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman told reporters Thursday the case is as horrifying as anything he’s seen as the county’s top prosecutor.

The alleged abuse continued until last May, when one twin escaped and alerted authorities.

The Associated Press is not naming the parents to avoid identifying the daughters, who are now in their early 20s.