SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Shawano County couple learned their fate after a seven-hour sentencing on Friday.

The court denied the defense’s motion for continuance, and instead, Gabriel and Lisa Gutenberger were sentenced on two felony counts of Chronic Neglect of a Child and two felony counts of Causing Mental Harm to a Child.

They were sentenced to three years of initial confinement followed by five years of extended supervision.

The charges stem from a 2020 investigation of child neglect of two children, a boy and a girl.

The boy said in an interview that he was given punishments such as not being allowed to eat, being spanked with a belt, and being required to sleep on the floor of his bedroom.

He also said the parents installed a camera and alarm so they would know if he trie

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