Wisconsin brothers accused of sexual abuse of siblings; father blamed ‘raging hormones"

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Three brothers in Milwaukee were charged with the alleged sexual assault of their younger siblings while their father, aware of the abuse, is accused of doing nothing to stop it.

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The father, Brian Keene, who is 62, faces child neglect charges and failure to protect a minor, His sons, James, 29, Elijah, 27 and Josiah, 20, face first-degree charges of sexual assault on a child, and charges of sexual assault on a child below the age of 13

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The abuse, which happened for at least 10 years, came to light earlier this month when police received a call about a suspicious car and found one of the abuse victims, a 19-year-old woman, who told them that her younger siblings had run away from the home because of the assault and dirty conditions.

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Police found the children, who spoke of the sex abuse by the older brothers and the unsafe conditions – holes in the walls, floors, and lack of heat -- in the home. The children had been reported as being home-schooled, but police believe they received no academic instruction. It was not immediately clear where the children were found.

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A 22-year-old sister said that Elijah sexually assaulted her several times when she was 8 years old. Another sister, 16, said Elijah molested her from the time she was a small child, forcing her to perform oral sex. She said that the oldest brother, James, made her touch him sexually, the Milwaukee Journal reported. A 12-year-old sister and 14-year-old brother told police their older brothers also assaulted them.

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The victims accused the brothers of taking them to the basement and sexually assaulting them several times a week. The victims said their father knew but did nothing.

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Brian reportedly told police he suspected his older sons were sexually abusing the girls when the boys were teenagers but chalked it to “raging hormones.”

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