Ohio mom of 16 cradles stomach in court, pleads not guilty in severe 𝘢bu𝘴e case involving own children

An Ohio mother of 16 rescued from a home where they allegedly lived in horrific conditions cradled her stomach while in court, where she pleaded not guilty to charges against her.

Elizabeth Siders, 34, who faces four counts of child 𝘴єxual 𝘢bu𝘴e and 19 counts of child endangerment, appeared in court Wednesday, reported.

While in front of a judge, Siders, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, kept shielding her stomach and clutched her belly, The Daily Mail reported.

Fox News Digital has reached out to her attorney, Thomas Stolly, for comment on against his client and whether she is once again pregnant.

Elizabeth Siders, 34, appears during an arraignment in Vinton County Common Pleas Court.

Elizabeth Siders, 34, touches her stomach as she appears for an arraignment in Vinton County Common Pleas Court in Ohio on Wednesday. Siders, along with her husband and in-laws, is facing child endangerment and other charges after authorities said they found 16 children while searching a small Hamden home during a child 𝘴єxual 𝘢bu𝘴e investigation. (USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)

“We have an individual in Elizabeth who was married at age 15, who has essentially been pregnant for the better part of two decades,” Stolly told local media. “Who has never fully gone through any postpartum period, who has not been receiving regular medical care that would be appropriate for someone who has had 16, 18 children.

“I have concerns about what effects those have had on her.”

Elizabeth Siders stands outdoors in Vinton County, Ohio

Elizabeth Siders and her husband, Gary Siders Jr., and his parents, Gary Siders Sr. and Christina Siders, face child endangerment and other charges after officials found 16 children while searching a home. (USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)

Siders and her husband, Gary Siders Jr., are accused of in 2022. The alleged victim is not among the 16 children, the news report states.

However, the child was in the care of the couple at the time the alleged 𝘢bu𝘴e occurred. Gary Siders Jr. has also pleaded not guilty to the charges against him but was found incompetent to stand trial last week.

Siders and her husband have been ordered to have no contact.

On Wednesday, a judge deemed Elizabeth Siders a flight risk and raised her bail from $250,000 to $550,000.

Elizabeth Siders, 34, stands in court during her arraignment.

Elizabeth Siders, 34, appears for an arraignment in Vinton County Common Pleas Court in Ohio Wednesday. (USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)

In July, investigators said they found the children — ranging in age from 17 months to 18 years old — living in deplorable conditions inside a home in Hamden.

They were initially investigating child 𝘴єxual 𝘢bu𝘴e allegations regarding Siders’ extended family members — Brandon Henderson, the longtime partner of Gary Siders Jr.’s sister, and Joshua Saunders, a cousin of the 16 rescued children, the FOX 8 report states.

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