Homeschooling’s 

Invisible Children

3 children of Lev Dzyuba

Content note: Case narratives include descriptions of severe violence inflicted on children, including abuse and neglect, sexual violence, torture, and murder, as well as mentions of suicide and domestic violence. They also include photos of victims and perpetrators of violence.

dzyuba family
Three of Lev Dzyuba’s children, ages 15, 10, and 8, were starved and imprisoned for months by their father and his sisters Alina Dzyuba and Natalia Mellon. The children were adopted from Ukraine in 2012. According to the children’s maternal aunt, their mother Larisa died shortly after the adoption, and they were subsequently homeschooled by Alina and Natalia while their father worked. Larisa’s obituary and family photos indicate that the Dzyubas had four children; it is unknown whether the fourth child was also abused.

The children were rescued after an anonymous tip brought authorities to the house. Dzyuba and his sisters were charged with cruelty to children and false imprisonment.

Date: August 14, 2013
Location:
Conyers, Georgia

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Documents: Date:
Dad accused of locking up kids for months 08-15-2013
Investigators: 3 children locked up in rooms by father for months 08-15-2013
Deputies: 3 children imprisoned in Conyers home 09-12-2013
3 accused of child cruelty, false imprisonment 01-02-2014
Children adopted by Lev Dzyuba and his wife