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Four Arrested After 16 Children Found in Filthy Ohio Home

7/21/2026

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Gary Siders Jr. and three others were arrested on July 1, 2026 in Hamden, Ohio after investigators found 16 children in a 12-by-12-foot area of garbage and feces.
Seven children were hospitalized, two airlifted, one critical.
County records show the 1900-built home had one bathroom for a family of 20.
Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson called the scene ‘pure evil’ and placed defendants on a $300,000 bond and gag order.

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Story summary

Gary Siders Jr. and three others were arrested on July 1, 2026 in Hamden, Ohio after investigators found 16 children in a 12-by-12-foot area of garbage and feces.
Seven children were hospitalized, two airlifted, one critical.
County records show the 1900-built home had one bathroom for a family of 20.
Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson called the scene ‘pure evil’ and placed defendants on a $300,000 bond and gag order.