A mother and her boyfriend are facing charges after they were accused of leaving four children in unlivable circumstances in a home on Charles Street in Knoxville.

"Their parents need to go to jail," said Robert Pittman.

Investigators say their mother, India McKnight, and her boyfriend Earl Kennedy are responsible.

The couple reportedly stayed in a house, one home over.

Pittman lives a street over and has children of his own.

"You're supposed to make sure those children are alright, make sure they eat every day," he continued, " I don't think you deserve to have your kids."

According to the criminal complaints, it started with a sexual abuse investigation in August involving the boyfriend.

The responding officers noted that the four children lived in the home, and conditions were de

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