MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An adopted brother and his adoptive mother face charges after a juvenile was sexually abused.
According to a criminal complaint, Daniel Fitzko sexually abused a juvenile when she was around 11-years-old. Â The two shared a room, and the victim says her mother knew about the relationship. Â The mother, Tammy Hammonds, allegedly lied to doctors so she could be put on birth control. Â The mother told the daughter not to say anything because Daniel Fitzko “would die in prison.”
CPS was contacted and removed the suspect. Â It was later discovered that Hammonds let Fitzko secretly stay on the property.
Daniel Fitzko is charged with sexual abuse, sexual assault, and incest. Â Tammy Hammonds is charged with child neglect and sexual abuse. Â Both suspects are being held in Southern Regional Jail under a 10,000 dollar bond each.
