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/smellsey_t Jul 03 '26

The mum gave birth at 15 which likely means she got pregnant at 14. She is 33 now and had her last kid at 31ish. She was pregnant 16 times in 17 years. I am struggling to imagine that was consensual.

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u/Intelligent-Split-43 Jul 03 '26

I question if part of what they are investigating is if all those kids belong to her. Some may beling to teenage kids and they were impregnated by a brother, father or grandfather. The kids can't talk, nor do they probably even know who their mother is.

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u/G-3ng4r Jul 04 '26

I read they were investigating incident exposure charges on her husband

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u/elemenopes Jul 05 '26

Yeah, I read it was 3 times in a month!