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Officials had no idea 16 children were living in feces-filled house of horrors till unrelated warrant
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Authorities discovered 16 neglected children, aged 18 months to 18 years, living in a feces-filled, 12-by-12-foot room in Ohio while serving a warrant for indecent exposure on Gary Siders II.
- The children were found in severe isolation, with limited communication skills, and the oldest child, who is 18 and developmentally disabled, cannot write her name.
- Gary Siders II, his wife Elizabeth, and his parents were arrested and face multiple child endangerment charges; the children had never been enrolled in school, and the family situation is described as an "intra-family case."
- The children lived in squalor for at least four years, with seven hospitalized due to their condition, including two requiring trauma care.
- If convicted, the four defendants could face up to 192 years in prison, with bonds set at $300,000 each.
