News · 2 July 2026
Ohio police rescue 16 children from 'horrific' home
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"Authorities removed sixteen children, ranging in age from one to eighteen, who had been restricted to a single room for approximately four years, from a run-down residence in rural Ohio." Authorities described the conditions as "deplorable" with human waste, and some children were unable to speak. "The two parents and two grandparents each face 16 charges of child endangerment, and not guilty pleas were entered for them in court on Wednesday."
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