Four adults arrested after 16 children removed from Ohio home

Authorities removed 16 children from a Vinton County residence last Tuesday. Officials described the living conditions as squalid, with the children kept in a single 12-by-12 room that contained human waste. Four adults were arrested and each pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of child endangerment last Wednesday. A judge set bail at $300,000 for each defendant.

the children required hospitalization, with two airlifted to trauma centers and at least one placed on a ventilator. Officials said it remains unclear who the parents of all the children are. Gary Siders Sr., 73, is scheduled to return to court on July 14. The other three defendants have a hearing set for 1 p.m. Tuesday. Each faces a maximum sentence of 192 years if convicted on all counts.