text: A couple have been spared prison for felony child neglect after admitting to locking their three young children in a room with urine and feces for 24 hours a day - and feeding them through a gate. Scott Suggs, 28, and Brandy Kangas, 36, were arrested after police received an anonymous tip regarding the welfare of their children, a 17-month-old boy and two girls, aged three and four. When police arrived at their home in Fredericksburg, Virginia, last December, they discovered the youngsters locked in a 'sparsely furnished' room, where they had seemingly 'remained at all times'. The room was stained with human urine and feces and had a homemade 'gate', which the children appeared to have been fed their meals through. Authorities immediately removed the youngsters. Guilty: Scott Suggs (left), 28, and Brandy Kangas (right), 36, have been sentenced for child neglect after admitting to locking their three children in a room with urine and feces - and feeding them through a gate . Horrific: The couple were arrested after police received an anonymous tip about their 17-month-old son and two small daughters. Above, the messy room (right) and the gate through which the children were fed (left) On Monday, Suggs and Kangas pleaded guilty to three counts of felony child neglect in relation to their children, who consequently lack social skills and are fearful of closed doors, according to NBC. However, the parents have now escaped jail after being handed six-year suspended sentences, 10 years of 'good behavior' and indefinite supervised probation by a judge at Spotsylvania circuit court. They are also not allowed unsupervised contact with the trio. Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger Harris said on Friday: 'This was an abhorrent situation that the children were living in and it breaks my heart to see this kind of treatment of small children. 'Saving these kids from this type of neglect is why all of us are involved in public service.' Following the anonymous tip last December 16, police arrived at the Fleming Street home and removed the children from the locked room using a 'key that was located in the residence'. Children The baby boy (second right) and one of the two girls (front), who are aged three and four, are believed to be pictured with their two older sisters, who have not been mentioned in the shocking child neglect case . Scene: The room in Fleming Street (pictured) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, was stained with urine and feces . 'The room was in disarray and had stains to include urine and feces. The children were fed through an opening in the gate,' Captain Jeff Pearce, of the sheriff's office, told Frederciksburg.com. In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, members of the sheriff's office reportedly offered to provide bedding and clothing for the children, who are not being identified for legal reasons. The youngsters were later placed with a foster care family, where they are said to be thriving. According to their Facebook pages, Kangas, who works at a Holiday Inn Express, and Suggs have several older children. It is unknown whether these children have also been placed into care. Neglectful: On Tuesday, Suggs (pictured, right, in a Facebook photo) and Kangas (left) pleaded guilty to three counts of felony child neglect in relation to their children, who were fed their meals through a homemade 'gate' Suspended sentences: Suggs and Kangas (pictured in a 2009 Facebook photo with two of their older children) have both been handed six-year suspended sentences, 10 years of 'good behavior' and supervised probation .
target: Scott Suggs, 28, and Brandy Kangas, 36, locked three children in room .
  Room was 'sparsely furnished' and stained with human urine and feces .
  Girls, three and four, and 17-month-old boy were fed meals through gate .
  Couple were arrested after police received anonymous tip about abuse .
  Both given six-year suspended sentences after admitting child neglect .
  Victims, who lacked social skills when found by police, are now in care .