**Shocking Case of Family Abuse Exposed in Rural Ohio** In a disturbing discovery, authorities in rural Ohio have rescued 16 children from a dilapidated home where they were confined to a single room in "deplorable conditions" for nearly four years. The children, ranging in age from one and a half to 18, were found living in squalor with human waste surrounding them. According to officials, the children are from the same family and were subjected to unimaginable neglect, with some unable to speak and one 18-year-old developmentally disabled individual unable to even spell her name. The case, initially suspected to be a human trafficking situation, has been revealed to be an intra-family issue, with parents and grandparents facing charges.
Parents and grandparents charged as police say case in Hamden not human trafficking but ‘intra-family situation’ Sixteen children were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio after being confined to just one room in “deplorable conditions” for much of the past four years, authorities said on Wednesday.The children, who officials said are from the same family and were living in squalor with human waste all around, ranged in age from one and a half to 18 and included boys and girls. Some of them were unable to speak and one – an 18-year-old who was developmentally disabled – could not even spell her name. Continue reading...
