A human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor case is underway in Kanawha County. Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are both accused in a 20-count indictment alleging charges of human trafficking, child abuse and forced child labor along with civil rights violations that stem from the October 2023 discovery of children locked in a shed in Sissonville. Jury selection was completed Monday and opening statements happened Tuesday. Whitefeather and Lantz adopted five Black siblings from Minnesota in 2018 and moved to Washington a year later, then Sissonville after that. Almost immediately, neighbors began reporting instances of what they described as forced labor, according to Eyewitness News, with the children being forced to stand for long periods and having to use portable restrooms. Officials expect the trial to take two weeks.