A pre-trial conference has been set for Veronica and Corey Masterson, a Maricopa couple accused of child abuse.
Friday, the couple, who are free on bonds of $50,000 each, appeared together in front of Judge Jason Holmberg. Though they have separate attorneys, only one attorney was in court to push the proceedings forward.
Veronica Masterson, 38, and Corey Masterson, 37, still have a hearing set in October, but their pre-trial conference was placed on Nov. 8.
They are accused of abusing their three children from November 2017 to November 2018 and were indicted on felony counts in December. In law enforcement records, the children accused the pair of hitting and kicking them, taping their mouths shut and depriving them of food and water.
The couple lost an infant child in 2013, and Veronica Masterson’s four oldest children perished in a fire last year in Illinois.
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