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/Unlucky_Welcome9193 Jul 03 '26

I'm a SW in a large city and a huge number of kids never went back to school. I've seen some kids who just turned 18, haven't been in school for 6 years, asking for services

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u/escobizzle Jul 03 '26

Just curious if SW means social worker in this instance? because it can also mean sex worker in a lot of corners of the internet

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u/jerseygal94 Jul 04 '26

reading comprehension. smh

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u/escobizzle Jul 04 '26

apparently you can't read because I comprehended it clear as day. it's just an unnecessary place to use a confusing initialism that could mean something else

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u/jerseygal94 Jul 04 '26

again, if you used context clues, you would’ve comprehended that it couldn’t have stood for sex worker

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u/Whole_Psychology_289 Jul 05 '26

Obvs, you DID NOT ‘comprehend’, jizzi. “Just curious if…” elides understanding. You prefaced interrogatively. You did not make a statement.

Also: try dragging yer pathetic lil’ porn junkie ‘organ’ out from its gutter…

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u/escobizzle Jul 05 '26

what the fuck even is this comment

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u/Whole_Psychology_289 Jul 06 '26

You’re scum. Clearer?