Sixteen Kids Rescued From Hidden Home | Columbus News

Sixteen kids rescued from a cramped Ohio home were allegedly kept in horrific conditions, with one child missing every day of school for an entire year — a truancy case that mysteriously got dismissed. Now, four adults, including parents Gary and Christina Siders, face 16 counts of child endangerment. Court records reveal the family had been flagged for chronic school absenteeism as early as 2021, yet authorities didn’t act. Complicating matters, the parents’ addresses on birth certificates shifted — once to Wisconsin, a rural plot with no house, and later back to Cheshire, Ohio — despite sheriff’s reports indicating they weren’t there. No other truancy cases were filed, and neighboring districts had no records of the family’s whereabouts — raising serious questions about how this went unnoticed for so long. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1312f98d48499ba7