In a rural stretch of Bibb County in central Alabama, past pine forests and gravel roads, deputies uncovered what a sheriff called the most disturbing child abuse case he’s seen in his 33 years of working in law enforcement.

Inside a concrete bunker near a home, at least 10 children were harmed as part of what the Bibb County sheriff’s office described as a criminal operation involving sex trafficking, torture and the theft of innocence.

Most of the victims were between 3 and 10 years old; one was 15, officials said.

“I know God’s forgiveness is boundless, but if there was a limit to it, I think we’ve reached it,” Sheriff Jody Wade said, describing the acts as beyond comprehension and the kind that fracture faith in human nature.

At a news conference Wednesday, Wade said seven people,

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