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Father wanted for sexually assaulting three of his nine
children after years spent living in motels and a shopping mall (Daily Mail)
children after years spent living in motels and a shopping mall (Daily Mail)
more, with pictures, at DM link aboveA nationwide search is under way for a father who is accused of sexually assaulting three of his nine children while they spent their time living between motels and a store at a shopping mall.
James Julius Beaudrie, 36, from Minnesota, is charged with eight counts of third-degree sexual abuse and is believed to have fled Iowa - where the family had been living.
His wife Kijua Lynn Beaudrie, 35, has been arrested on three counts of child neglect.
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Earlier this year, police discovered that the couple and their nine children divided their time sleeping between a game store they managed in a shopping mall and a motel room where they would shower and do laundry.
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When police found the children sleeping on a futon at the back of the game store, they were covered in bedbug bites. They range in age from six months to 16 years.
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Des Moines Police Sgt Chris Scott said on Monday: 'There are several abnormal aspects to this case. The culture of the family, the living in a mall, the broad scope of the investigation.
'It seems like he was almost a cult personality in this family. He was larger than life. Like he somehow brainwashed these kids.'
Investigators say he kept the family isolated. The children were said to be home schooled, though there is no record of any home schooling.
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Des Moines Police Detective Terry Mitchell said the older girls looked after the store while the younger girls would stay at the back. He said the boys were physically abused by their father once they got past the age of six.
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