Overview
- Federal agents executing a court-authorized search on Tuesday discovered an 8-month-old and a 5-year-old living in hazardous, unsanitary conditions inside a Tacony home and took them to a hospital for evaluation.
- Authorities arrested Megan Bach, 44, and Thomas Bach, 43, and charged them with counts that include endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person.
- Animal responders removed dozens of cats and at least one dog from the property, with counts reported between about 38 and 48; the rescued animals were taken to PSPCA headquarters for forensic exams and medical care.
- Investigators described the house as filled with feces, urine, garbage and signs of hoarding, and city crews shut off utilities, boarded up the property and removed firearms as part of evidence collection; the children are now in Department of Human Services care.
- Officials say the FBI conducted a court-authorized operation but have not released the warrant’s stated purpose, and some outlets have reported an unconfirmed link to alleged threats to the White House as the federal-local probe continues.