new details were revealed friday about an outside independent probe launched to investigate the treatment of the turpin siblings since their dramatic 2018 escape from captivity casting new light on how a southern california county is grappling with allegations that the 13 siblings have been mistreated under its care escape from a house of horror 13 children were held captive by their parents in a survival story like youve never seen now hear from two of the turpin siblings for the first time learn more nearly four years ago the turpin children escaped from their perris california home where they were subjected to brutal violence and deprived of food sleep hygiene education and health care at the time advocates and county leaders assured the siblings and a concerned public that help was on the way but some officials and some of the turpin children are speaking out to say they still dont have access to many of the resources and services guaranteed to them an abc news investigation found that some of the turpin children continue to face challenges and hardships since they were rescued and placed in the care of the county some of them have even faced assault and alleged child abuse again watch the diane sawyer special event escape from a house of horror on friday nov 19 at 9 pm et on abc and stream on hulu in a statement to abc news earlier this week regarding the turpin siblings treatment riverside county executive officer jeff van wagenen acknowledged that there have been instances in which those we seek to protect have been harmed and said his office has hired a law firm to conduct an independent and comprehensive investigation into what happened in the cases of the 13 turpin children sisters jennifer and jordan turpin are seen here during an exclusive interview with abc news diane sawyer for 2020 airing nov 19 2021 abc news officials told abc news on friday that van wagenen initiated the investigation on oct 28 one day after abc news requested an interview with him to discuss the turpin case as part of the probe the california law firm larson llp will be seeking to interview the turpin children the county said current county employees will be directed to participate in this investigation but not required to do so former county employees and those who do not work for riverside county will be asked to cooperate with the probe as well officials said the results of the inquiry will be released publicly when the investigation concludes which officials said would be in march the county has not imposed a budget on the law firm which has been instructed to take all reasonable steps consistent with best practices in conducting its investigation the county said mike hestrin the district attorney who prosecuted the turpins parents said the mistreatment of the 13 siblings has exposed serious systemic fissures that exist across the american social services system where the most