Jury Selection Begins For Yukon Couple Charged With Child Abuse

The trial began Monday morning for a Canadian County couple accused of beating, burning and neglecting their three adopted children.

Prosecutors say John and Sonja Kluth abused the two boys and a girl, locked them in an underground shelter and fed them pet food. An investigation into the Kluths began when one of the boys ran away from home in November 2010. A worker at a Braum's store in northwest Oklahoma City discovered the then 16 year old sitting near the trash in the freezing weather. Prosecutors say the boy was obviously malnourished.

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The Kluths are each charged with three counts of child abuse and three counts of child neglect. It's not known how long it will take attorneys to choose a jury for the trial.

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