INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - An admission to a church camp counselor led to charges filed against members of an Independence family accused of torturing and sexually abusing children.

Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Monday, Aug. 18, but made public on Aug. 25, have revealed that Dianne, 47, Ryan, 47 and Maverick, 22, Nichols, of Independence, have been charged with child abuse.

A probable cause statement filed by the Independence Police Department revealed that in June 2023, law enforcement officials were called to check the welfare of several local children.

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Investigators said they learned that a victim had disclosed to counselors at her church camp that she had

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