Officers assisted by the Lynchburg PD SWAT team executed a search warrant at 1104 Wise Street in Lynchburg where the victim was located along with six other children, all under the age of 12. The victim and the other children were taken into protective custody and placed in foster care overnight by Social Services pending further investigation by the Lynchburg Police, Social Services and the U.S. Marshals Service. The initial investigation indicates that the children may have been housed in abusive conditions and their relationship to the suspects is not clear at this time. All will remain in foster care pending the outcome of the investigation.

Officers arrested David Duncan, age 50, and his wife Sharon “Sandra” Duncan, age 46, without incident on outstanding Georgia warrants for Kidnapping and Custodial Interference. Both Duncan’s, along with Rev. Arthur Allen Jr. and two other House of Prayer members, were convicted in 2002 for cruelty to children. The Duncan’s were incarcerated in the Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Lynchburg pending state extradition proceedings. The 6 year old victim was reunited with her biological father at approximately 9:00 pm last night after he and a U.S. Marshal from Georgia flew to Lynchburg from Atlanta. The investigation is continuing and additional charges may be filed.