A Milwaukee woman charged with chronic child neglect and false imprisonment was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday.
34-year-old Katie Koch was arrested in the summer of 2023 after her children were found near 71st and Dixon. They were naked and filthy and had broken a window to escape from the home, according to the criminal complaint.
Koch's sentence includes 10 years behind bars, followed by 10 years of extended supervision.
That criminal complaint goes on to describe a "terrible hoarding situation" in the home, with walls covered in feces.
Koch's boyfriend, 38-year-old Joel Manke was also charged in the case.
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