Teen dies in 'makeshift bathroom' after parents catch her texting boys and force her to exercise in the 'hot sun' for hours

A California mates tortured their 16-year-old girl "for sending inappropriate substance messages" to teenage boys — forcing her to execute "strenuous exercises successful the blistery sun" and past beating her with a woody plank and loop for hours until she died, prosecutors say.

Oriana Elias, 38, and Vincent Gibbs, 39, were sentenced to 22 years to beingness successful situation past week for the August 2021 slaying of their girl Pearlene Valavala, according to a press release sent retired by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and online tribunal records.

Prosecutors accidental the mates was convicted by a assemblage of second-degree murder, torture, child abuse, causing large bodily injury, and dissuading a witnesser from reporting a crime. Gibbs was besides recovered blameworthy of utilizing a limb successful the committee of a crime.

"This condemnation reflects an unthinkable betrayal by parents who are meant to support their children from harm," said Los Angeles County DA Nathan J. Hochman successful a statement.

According to prosecutors, Elias and Gibbs "became upset" with Pearlene connected Aug. 15, 2021, aft uncovering texts that she was sending to "teenage boys."

The mates past "punished the unfortunate by having her execute strenuous exercises successful the blistery prima and past beating her with a woody plank and a loop for respective hours," according to the DA's property release.

"The maltreatment was witnessed by the victim's sisters," prosecutors said. "At immoderate point, the unfortunate collapsed and died successful a makeshift bath of a trailer that the household had been surviving in. The trailer did not person moving h2o oregon electricity."

Elias and Gibbs called 911 and told Pearlene's sisters "to prevarication and not archer the constabulary oregon paramedics what they had done" to the teen, per the DA's office.

Online tribunal records viewed by Law&Crime amusement that the mates pleaded not blameworthy aft being arrested and arraigned successful April 2025. "[Elias and Gibbs] did unlawfully and with the intent to origin cruel and utmost symptom and suffering for the intent of revenge, extortion, persuasion and for a sadistic purpose, inflict large bodily wounded [to Pearlene]," the transgression complaint, which was obtained by Law&Crime, says.

Elias and Gibbs were some enactment connected proceedings successful January, with the proceedings lasting until March 17, erstwhile the blameworthy verdicts came down.

"Pearlene was denied the accidental to turn up and go who she was meant to be," Hochman said. "There is nary punishment that tin reconstruct the nonaccomplishment of life."