Elizabeth Siders Is Reportedly Expecting Another Child While Facing Ohio Charges

Elizabeth Siders, the Ohio mother charged after authorities found 16 children living in what prosecutors described as deeply unsafe conditions, is reportedly pregnant again. Her attorney, Thomas Stolly, confirmed the pregnancy during a court appearance, according to the report, but did not share a due date or further details. The baby would reportedly be her 17th child. Siders appeared in Vinton County court for a hearing to assess whether she was competent to stand trial. The judge ruled that she was competent, despite reports that she had been dealing with depression and anxiety. Siders has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her. She faces 19 counts of child endangerment, along with two counts of sexual battery and two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Her attorney has also sought an evaluation to consider whether she could be found not guilty by reason of insanity, arguing that a condition may have affected her at the time of the alleged offences. The allegations remain before the court. The case began after investigators from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office visited a property in Hamden during an unrelated inquiry. Authorities said they found 16 children, ranging in age from one to 18, in a small room described in reports as being covered in faeces. Siders, her husband Gary Sides Jr. and his parents were arrested. The adults face child-endangerment charges; the report says it is unclear whether Siders and her husband are the biological parents of all the children. Authorities took the children to hospital for assessment. The report says several were examined and released, while one was admitted to intensive care and two others were airlifted for treatment. It also notes that Siders gave birth to conjoined twin girls in 2022; the babies, born prematurely, died the same day, according to state records cited by a local outlet.