Photos show Ohio home where 16 children were rescued
Officials say the children were confined to a 12-by-12 area for most of 4 years, and one was in intensive care.
- On July 1, authorities discovered 16 children living in "deplorable conditions" at a Hamden, Ohio, home while serving an unrelated search warrant, leading to four arrests.
- Vinton County Sheriff Ryan Cain noted the family kept the children in a 12x12 area for "most of the last 4 years," confining them to avoid discovery of neglect.
- Several children required emergency medical care, with two flown to trauma centers and one intubated in the ICU; Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson reported ages ranged from 1.5 to 18 years old.
- Gary Siders Jr., Gary Siders Sr., Christina Siders, and Elizabeth Siders each face 16 counts of child endangerment; Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer set bonds at $300,000 per defendant.
- Investigators found no evidence of a public threat or human trafficking, and the children are now in temporary custody of the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services as the investigation continues.
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Mum of 16 ‘feral’ kids in house of horrors once gave birth to conjoined twins
The mother of 16 children rescued from a house of horrors, living like 'feral animals', once gave birth to conjoined twins who died the same day, newly released state records have disclosed
The mother of the 16 children was only 15 years old when she married Gary Siders Jr., then 18 years old.
A relative of the four adults accused of endangering 16 minors said he was unaware of the conditions in which the children lived.
Records: Conjoined twins born to parents in Ohio child endangerment case died shortly after birth
Birth and death certificates show that Elizabeth gave birth to conjoined twins, Faith and Bailey Siders, on Nov. 20, 2022, but died an hour after they were born.
Alarming past of ‘indoctrinated’ Ohio house of horrors mom revealed: ‘You get shaped by that’
The mother living in a feces-filled Ohio house of horrors, where 16 "almost feral" children were found, got married at only 15 years old -- just two months before giving birth to her first child.
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