Police in Franklin County charged a man and woman with dozens of offenses after a Children and Youth Services worker discovered squalid conditions, while investigating a report of a child who smelled strongly of cat urine at school, according to court documents.

Asa B. Ricketts and Desiree M. Ricketts, both 31, of Chambersburg, were charged with 45 offenses, including neglect of animals and cruelty to animals.

It is unclear if any charges involving the children in the home will be filed.

On March 25, a Children and Youth Services (CYS) worker contacted a humane society police officer and reported hazardous and unsanitary conditions in a home she was investigating.

The CYS worker was called to the Chambersburg home after a child was found smelling of cat urine at school, the affidavit o

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