‘FERAL’ CHILDREN CASE EXPLODES AGAIN AS SECOND UNDERAGE MARRIAGE IS UNCOVERED — YOUNG BRIDE REPORTEDLY GAVE BIRTH WEEKS LATER WHILE FATHER OF 16 PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHILD S3-XUAL ABU-SE CHARGES

A SECOND underage marriage has been uncovered in the case where 16 children were rescued from a home in deplorable conditions.

The new discovery comes as Gary Siders Jr., the father of , pleaded not guilty to four child 𝘴єxual 𝘢bu𝘴e charges.

Sixteen children were recovered from a home in Ohio after investigators alleged they were living in deplorable conditions

Gary Siders Jr., the father of the 16 kids, was arrested alongside his wife and parents, and is also facing child 𝘴єxual 𝘢bu𝘴e charges

In June, 36-year-old Gary Jr. was arrested alongside his wife , 33, and his parents , 73, , 67, in rural Hamden, Ohio after police discovered the children.

alleged the children were living in , were kept in a room  and that many were barely able to speak.

“This is very, it was terrible. I mean, it looked like almost feral animals. It was terrible,” said Attorney General Andy Wilson.

All four of the adults were charged with , but Elizabeth and Gary Jr. also  according to Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer.

It was previously revealed that Gary Jr. and Elizabeth got married

Another underage marriage license connected to the Siders family has now been uncovered by ABC affiliate

A 2003 marriage-license application in Gallia County involves the daughter of Christina and Gary Sr., Virginia Siders.

Their daughter is listed as 15-years-old while the prospective husband is listed as 19-years-old.

signed their consent to allow for the , which listed the daughter as a student and the 19-year-old as a worker at Shake Shop.

NewsNation affiliate  named Virginia’s husband as Joshua D, Saunders, now 42, who has been serving 15-years-to-life in prison since 2009 after being charged with murder.

Records reveal Virginia and Joshua gave birth to a son, , who has since been indicted on alleged 𝘴єxual crimes.

Vinton County officials had opened a probe into the alleged 𝘴єxual 𝘢bu𝘴e of two minors, which then  now 23-year-old Saunders and 40-year-old Brandon Henderson Sr.

Josh Saunders, the 23-year-old son of Virginia Siders was arrested on alleged 𝘴єxual crimes

Brandon Henderson, who reportedly has been in a relationship with Virginia, was also arrested

Saunders faces three counts of rαp̰̃є and one gross 𝘴єxual imposition charge, according to NewsNation affiliate .

The victims do not share any of the initials of any of , according to WSYX.

Records also revealed that Virginia and Joshua are still married, but the Siders daughter has had a relationship with Henderson.

Henderson has been indicted following allegations of a series of 𝘴єx crimes against children between 2020 and 2025 and faces 21 charges.

Gary Siders Sr., the 73-year-old grandfather of the children, was arrested in June alongside his son Gary Siders Jr.

Debris could be seen inside of the home where the 16 children were recovered

Henderson and Saunders pleaded not guilty to the charges they face on Monday.

On Wednesday,  pleaded not guilty to four charges he faces related to child 𝘴єxual 𝘢bu𝘴e, according to WCMH.

He was given a $250,000 bond for the two counts of unlawful 𝘴єxual conduct with a minor and two counts of 𝘴єxual battery.

He was also ordered not to have contact with Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Siders, 33, faces 16 child endangerment charges and four child 𝘴єxual 𝘢bu𝘴e related charges

Christina Siders, the 16 kids’ grandmother, was also arrested and faces child endangerment charges

Court records alleged Gary Jr. had unlawful 𝘴єxual acts with a minor between the ages of 13 and 16 between January 2022 and September 2022, WCMH reported.

Elizabeth also faces two counts of 𝘴єxual battery and two counts of unlawful 𝘴єxual conduct with a minor but she has yet to be arraigned.

Elizabeth’s attorney Thomas Stolley has pushed back on the claims from the attorney general that the conditions at the home were “pure evil.”

He has urged the court to .

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