Abusive German Couple

Their three-year-old daughter has been in the custody of German authorities for the last one-and-a-half years.

A German court handed down lengthy jail sentences Tuesday to a couple for repeatedly sexually abusing their young son and selling him to paedophiles online, in a shocking case that raised pointed questions about the competence of child protection services.

For years, 46-year-old Wilfried W. and his 47-year-old now ex-wife Angelika inhabited the storybook home. And for years, they allegedly lured women into the home, where they tortured them in such grisly and abominable ways that local media dubbed the place the "horror house in Hoexter."

Their three-year-old daughter has been in the custody of German authorities for the last one-and-a-half years.

A German court handed down lengthy jail sentences Tuesday to a couple for repeatedly sexually abusing their young son and selling him to paedophiles online, in a shocking case that raised pointed questions about the competence of child protection services.

For years, 46-year-old Wilfried W. and his 47-year-old now ex-wife Angelika inhabited the storybook home. And for years, they allegedly lured women into the home, where they tortured them in such grisly and abominable ways that local media dubbed the place the "horror house in Hoexter."