Rotten teeth. Insect bites. A feces-laden rental home infested with roaches. Lead poisoning. A lack of food, education and basic medical care.
The horrific conditions officials allege 16 Vinton County children, aged 18 months to 18 years, endured are enough to turn your stomach, break your heart and wonder how many other Ohio children are languishing unheard and unseen, and how many more can be protected, saved or spared suffering.
The Siders children’s parents, Gary Jr. and Elizabeth Siders, and their grandparents, Gary Sr. and Christina Siders, have pleaded not guilty to felony child endangerment…