TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo man was sentenced to prison Tuesday after being convicted of keeping his children in "atrocious and inhumane living conditions" at a west Toledo apartment.
Jason Baran, 42, was sentenced to 180 days at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio for each count of endangering children for a total of 18 months in prison. Baran pleaded no contest to the three counts of endangering children in Toledo Municipal Court on Oct. 7.
The mother of the children, Maryann Baran, 40, is also charged with endangering children. Her case is set to go to trial on Nov. 14.
According to court documents, the children "spoke of molestation, unprovoked and unprompted" and did not have clothes, food, furniture or lighting in the apartment on Douglas Road.
Documents also say the children "were covered from head to toe in dirt, mud, feces, etc.," "flies and gnats surrounded the children as they slept" and one child had circular burn marks on their wrist similar to cigarette burns.
Two of the children were of age to attend school but had never been enrolled, documents say.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the amount of time Baran will serve in prison.