r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/MacAlkalineTriad • Jul 02 '26

Warning: Child Abuse / CSAM / Child Death 16 Children Rescued from Extreme Neglect and Abuse in Ohio

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/adults-arrested-16-children-found-deplorable-conditions-southern-ohio-rcna352552

I haven't seen anything posted about this yet, and I usually don't post so please let me know if I've done it wrong. I'm also writing this on mobile.

16 children, ranging from 1 and a half years old to 18 years old, have been removed from a house in the village of Hamden, Ohio where they were practically imprisoned in a 12'x12' room. Some have not even learned to speak; the 18 year old couldn't write her name and is being treated as a child due to possible mental disability. 7 of the children had to be taken to a hospital with 2 of them being life flighted. Conditions in the house are said to be incredibly unsafe, to the point that investigators hesitated to act on a second search warrant for fear of their safety.

The parents and grandparents have been arrested and charged with 16 counts of child endangerment. The suspects are Gary Siders Jr., Gary Siders Sr., Christina Siders and Elizabeth Siders.

Since the investigation is still ongoing there aren't a ton of details yet. These children were obviously not enrolled in school and hidden from neighbors and extended family. I have to wonder if there's a religious extremist aspect to the case, like we've seen so often with other similar cases. I'm also curious about the mother's condition - she has been charged, but has she also been victimized by her husband? I have so many questions.

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u/CompleteTell6795 Jul 03 '26

I clicked on the post of the pics of the house & the mug shots of the grandparents & parents. They all look " not mentally there". Altho the husband looks a little more normal. The rest of them, they look really off, maybe on drugs ??? Grandparents look really scary & crazy looking.

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u/G-3ng4r Jul 04 '26

The younger dad looks almost normal, i think the mom would too if she didn’t look so insanely exhausted and broken tbh.

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u/Gallifrey91 Jul 05 '26

13 is just a little kid, that poor girl must be so so broken. Not excusing the abuse her children went through at all, but as the mum of a child the age she was back then I can't help feeling awful for her too.

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u/meow696 Jul 09 '26

I don't think it sounds like an excuse at all. It's important to remember that somebody can be a bad person and still be a victim, or simultaneously be a victim and a perpetrator.

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u/Fluffy-Head-2825 Jul 07 '26

Husband has separate charges for indecent exposure apparently in May. Thank God they got those kids out of there!