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Vinton County Family Members Indicted in Child Sexual Abuse, Endangerment Cases
The parents also face sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct charges after investigators found 16 children living in a cramped room, officials said.
- On Friday, a Vinton County grand jury issued indictments against four Siders family members—Gary Siders Jr., Elizabeth Siders, Christina Siders, and Gary Siders Sr.—following the June 30 discovery of 16 children in a Hamden home.
- Authorities initiated the Siders investigation following separate probes into relatives Joshua Saunders, 23, and Brandon Henderson Sr., 40, which led to allegations of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and prompted the search warrant execution.
- Gary Siders Jr., Elizabeth Siders, and Christina Siders each face 19 charges, while Gary Siders Sr. faces 16 charges; investigators discovered the 16 children in a cramped 12-by-12-foot room during the search.
- Christina Siders, Gary Siders Jr., and Elizabeth Siders remain in jail on $300,000 bond each, while Gary Siders Sr. was released on a recognizance bond following treatment for a "serious medical condition."
- Attorneys for the four defendants have requested mental competency evaluations as legal proceedings continue, while Ohio approved $1 million in aid to support care for the 16 children discovered in the home.
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