after a brief interview with the female , they contacted 57 - year old please enable javascript to watch this video two parents are being held on $ 9 million bail each after a horrific discovery at a residence in perris over the weekend -- 13 malnourished siblings held captive amid dirty conditions , including some children shackled to beds , the riverside county sheriff 's department said monday .
an investigation began after a 17 - year - old girl " escaped " from her home in the 100 block of muir woods road and called 911 early sunday morning to report that her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive by their parents , according to a sheriff 's news release .
a 17 - year - old girl managed to escape from the residence in perris , california , on sunday and called 911 from a cell phone she found in the house , police said .
( photo by andrew foulk for the press - enterprise scng ) neighbors stand across the street from the house in the 100 block of muir woods road in perris on monday , jan. 15 , 2018 .
the children in the house , they never came out to play .
authorities say 13 siblings had been held captive there until one of them escaped and called 911 sunday morning , leading to their parents ’ arrest .
the girl claimed her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive inside the home by her parents , some of them bound with chains and padlocks , the riverside county sheriff 's department said .
( photo by andrew foulk for the press - enterprise scng ) sound the gallery will resume in seconds media trucks line the 100 block of muir woods road in perris advisory early sunday morning .
( cnn ) a couple was arrested after police discovered that their 13 children had been held captive in their california home in filthy conditions , some shackled to beds with chains and padlocks , officials said monday .