“NO ONE WILL EVER SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING BEHIND THESE CLOSED DOORS”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AUTHORITIES SAY GARY SIDERS JR. CONFINED 16 OF HIS CHILDREN IN A FECES-CONTAMINATED ROOM WHILE SEXUALLY ABUSING A MINOR RELATIVE… AND FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS NOW FACE MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES.
The investigation began after alert Dollar General employees noticed concerning conditions involving children and called authorities.
On June 30, law enforcement officers entered a residence in Hamden, Ohio.
Officers were not searching for children when they arrived at the home.
Instead, they were collecting DNA from 36-year-old Gary Siders Jr. for a sexual-abuse investigation.
That investigation centered on allegations that Siders abused a relative who was between 13 and 15 years old.
But inside the residence, officers discovered children ranging from 18 months to 18 years old.
Authorities found that 16 of Siders’ own children were allegedly confined inside a single 12-by-12-foot room.
The room where the children were held was contaminated with human feces.
The filthy floor inside the residence was so damaged that officers nearly fell through it.
Some of the children discovered at the scene could barely communicate.
An 18-year-old with possible developmental disabilities could not spell her name.
Medical intervention was required immediately for multiple children.
Seven of the children required treatment at a hospital.
Two of the children were airlifted for medical care.
Officials warned that another 24-hour delay could have resulted in one or more deaths.
The children were removed from the residence and remain in the care of Children’s Services.
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Then, prosecutors filed dozens of criminal charges against the father.
An indictment alleges that Siders engaged in sexual conduct with the related minor between January and September 2022.
At an August 26 arraignment, Siders pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual battery.
He pleaded not guilty to two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
He also pleaded not guilty to 19 child-endangerment charges.
Those 19 endangerment charges allege that his children suffered serious physical harm.
His bond was increased to $550,000 during the court proceeding.
He remains jailed.
And three other adult relatives now face prosecution in connection with the home.
His wife, 33-year-old Elizabeth Siders, faces the same four sexual charges.
Elizabeth Siders also faces 19 child-endangerment counts.
Grandmother Christina Siders faces 19 endangerment counts.
Grandfather Gary Siders Sr. faces 16 child-endangerment counts.
All four defendants have requested competency evaluations.
They face the charges in court.
They await the competency findings.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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