A Wilkinsburg woman is facing multiple charges after she allegedly starved three children she was taking care of. According to court documents, 35 year-old Jennifer Stout had been taking care of the three children, ages 12, 9 and 2 for a few months. She told police the children's mother didn't want them and left them with her.Allegheny County police reported the three children were all malnourished and had lost a significant amount of weight over the past few months. The two year-old boy had lost 8 pounds since September. Court documents also indicated he had multiple injuries and bruises.Court documents show the children's paternal grandfather, Gerald Turner, helped locate them after posting about it on social media.Turner told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 his daughter, DaNette Turner, took her three children and stopped communicating with the family earlier this year. Gerald Turner tried to reach them for months, and eventually posted on social media to try and find them.Turner said he was contacted by Stout and eventually his other daughter, Gera Turner met with Stout at the home on Hunter Street in Wilkinsburg.Stout denied intentionally starving the children, but she allegedly admitted to police she should have sought treatment for the children sooner.Stout is charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person. She is in the Allegheny County Jail.

A Wilkinsburg woman is facing multiple charges after she allegedly starved three children she was taking care of.

According to court documents, 35 year-old Jennifer Stout had been taking care of the three children, ages 12, 9 and 2 for a few months. She told police the children's mother didn't want them and left them with her.


Allegheny County police reported the three children were all malnourished and had lost a significant amount of weight over the past few months. The two year-old boy had lost 8 pounds since September. Court documents also indicated he had multiple injuries and bruises.

Court documents show the children's paternal grandfather, Gerald Turner, helped locate them after posting about it on social media.

Turner told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 his daughter, DaNette Turner, took her three children and stopped communicating with the family earlier this year. Gerald Turner tried to reach them for months, and eventually posted on social media to try and find them.

Turner said he was contacted by Stout and eventually his other daughter, Gera Turner met with Stout at the home on Hunter Street in Wilkinsburg.

Stout denied intentionally starving the children, but she allegedly admitted to police she should have sought treatment for the children sooner.



Stout is charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person. She is in the Allegheny County Jail.