‘House of Horrors’ couple face new little one intercourse abuse costs after 16 youngsters saved as ‘feral animals’
The Ohio parents are being investigated by police amid claims they have sexually abused another young relative in a separate case.
FILE – This undated booking photo provided by Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail on July 1, 2026, shows Gary Siders Jr. (Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail via AP, File)
The American couple accused of keeping 16 children in a vile “house of horrors” are facing new child sex abuse charges. The Ohio parents are being investigated by police amid claims they have sexually abused another young relative in a separate case.
Prosecutors say they have hit the pair with new indictments this week, just two months after police raided their home and uncovered the horror conditions Gary Siders Jr., 37, and Elizabeth Siders, 33, were living in with their family.
Now officers have accused the father of further charges of historic sex abuse on a minor.
Prosecutors said: “Law enforcement sought the DNA of Gary Siders Jr. related to the child sex abuse case. Serving those search warrants is what unexpectedly led authorities to the house where the 16 children were living.
The family were arrested back in June
“Upon serving search warrants for the child sex abuse case, the existing condition of the 16 children at the Ohmer Street house became known. The child sex abuse cases involve interfamily relations and do not pose a risk to the general public.”
It is claimed in local reports that the alleged young relative victim of the abuse is not a member of the Siders’ immediate family.
It is claimed Elizabeth and Gary reportedly abused a minor more than 10 years younger than them between January and September 2022.
The House of Horrors in Ohio
They have been charged with two counts of third-degree sexual battery and third-degree felony unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in addition the child endangerment charges.
“These indictments are the latest developments in the ongoing investigations, but our work is far from complete,” said Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson in a press release.
“BCI is actively investigating these cases alongside the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office, and my office will continue to support Prosecuting Attorney William Archer as the legal process continues.”
Elizabeth Siders was one found in the house
Following the discovery of the “house of horrors,” Gary Jr. and Elizabeth were each indicted on 19 counts of child endangerment, including second-degree felonies alleging the children suffered serious physical harm.
Gary Jr.’s parents, Christina Siders, 68, and Gary Siders Sr., 73, also face 19 and 16 child endangerment counts, respectively, as prosecutors charge multiple legal theories in the alternative for the conditions inside the home.
The children, ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years, were found living in squalor inside a cramped 12-by-12 room in a scene Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson described as “pure evil.”
