Ohio mom with 16 kids rescued from ‘deplorable’ conditions pleads not guilty to child neglect
Attorney also said Elizabeth Siders, 34, had been almost continuously pregnant since age 15 without regular healthcare An Ohio mother whose 16 children were rescued from appalling conditions pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and neglect charges in court on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Siders, 34, is one of four family members, including her husband, Gary Siders Jr, charged with 16 charges of child endangerment and neglect after investigators found the children , who were 17 months to 18 years old, in “deplorable conditions” at the decrepit family home in the tiny village of Hamden in July.
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