12-year-old boy forced to stay in laundry room with no air conditioning, fed food no one should have to eat and was not allowed to sleep: Cops

A 42-year-old Florida man allegedly put a 12-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl through “heinous punishment” that included forcing the boy to stay inside a laundry room without air conditioning.

William Conner is facing two counts each of child abuse and child neglect, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

“The year’s not over but this P.O.S. is on track to be ‘Scumbag of the YEAR,'” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood wrote.

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Deputies say the 12-year-old boy was Conner’s “main target.” He allegedly deprived the boy of food and water and made the boy live in a detached laundry room. The room did not have A/C despite the brutal Sunshine State heat, deputies stated. The boy had to use a bucket as a toilet, per cops.

Conner’s alleged abuse did not stop there.

“Additionally, the boy said Conner fed him food contaminated with animal feces and gave him water mixed with urine,” deputies wrote. “When the boy learned what he ate, he vomited.”

The defendant’s response? He laughed, deputies said.

Conner also allegedly sometimes forced the boy to stay awake all night and would blast audio into the room to “torment him if he fell asleep.”

The 14-year-old girl also was subjected to some of the same treatment.

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Deputies began investigating in May after the Department of Children and Families referred the case to the sheriff’s office. Once cops established probable cause, they arrested Conner on Thursday.

Samantha Lucas, 33, also was arrested as part of the case and is facing two counts of child neglect.

Both suspects have since posted bond. Conner is set to appear in court on Aug. 11, while Lucas is scheduled for an Aug. 18 arraignment.

The children are no longer in Conner’s custody, deputies said.

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