A Vinton County man entered a not guilty plea in the Vinton County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday following an indictment on felony charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of a young relative.

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Gary Siders Jr. pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual battery and two counts of unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Court documents indicate Siders Jr. is the victim’s uncle, and the minor involved is at least 13 years old but under 16.

The abuse investigation led law enforcement officers to execute a search warrant in late June to collect a DNA sample from Siders Jr. at a residence in Hamden, Vinton County, Ohio. During the execution of the search warrant, officers unexpectedly discovered 16 children living inside the residence under deplorable conditions.

As a result of the discovery, Siders Jr., his wife Elizabeth Siders, and his parents, Gary Siders Sr. and Christina Siders, were each charged with 16 counts of child endangerment. Elizabeth Siders also faces separate charges of sexual battery and unlawful sexual contact with a minor in connection with the alleged abuse, but has not yet been arraigned.

All four family members are currently undergoing psychiatric evaluations to determine whether they are competent to stand trial. Court-appointed psychiatrists will submit evaluation reports to the court before a judge makes a final ruling on competency. A hearing regarding the competency evaluation for Gary Siders Sr. is set for Sept. 9.

Source: WOSU — Original report

Wararka Af-Soomaaliga

Gary Siders Jr. Oo Iska Fogeeyay Eedeymo Xadgudub Galmo Oo Ilmo Yar Ah

Ninka lagu magacaabo Gary Siders Jr., oo ku nool deegaanka Hamden ee Vinton County, Ohio, ayaa maxkamadda Vinton County Court of Common Pleas ka hor caddeeyay inuusan wax dambi ah ku lahayn eedeymo la xiriira xadgudub galmo oo lagu eedeeyay inuu u geystay ilmo yar oo ay qoys yihiin.

Siders Jr. ayaa lagu soo oogay laba dambi oo ah faraxunfayn galmo iyo laba dambi oo ah xiriir galmo oo sharci-darro ah oo uu la sameeyay ilmo yar. Sida lagu xusay dukumentiyada maxkamadda, Siders Jr. ayaa adeer u ah dhibanaha, oo ah ilmo da’diisu u dhaxayso 13 ilaa 16 sano oo jira.

Baaritaanka la xiriira xadgudubka galmada ayaa saraakiisha sharciga ku horseeday inay dib u dhacii bishii June amarka maxkamada ku baaraan guriga eedaysanaha ee Hamden, si looga qaado muunad DNA ah. Halka ay saraakiishu ku jireen fulinta amarkaas, waxay guriga si lama filaan ah ugu dhex heleen 16 carruur ah oo ku noolaa xaalad aad u xun oo daryeel la’aan ah.

Wax ka soo baxay baaritaankaas ka dib, Siders Jr., xaaskiisa Elizabeth Siders, iyo waalidkiis Gary Siders Sr. iyo Christina Siders, ayaa mid walba lagu soo oogay 16 dambi oo ah khatar gelinta carruurta. Elizabeth Siders ayaa sidoo kale wajahaysa eedeymo gaar ah oo ah faraxunfayn galmo iyo xiriir galmo oo sharci-darro ah oo la xiriira ilmahaas yar, iyadoo aan weli maxkamadda loo soo taagin eedeymahaas.

Afar kooda eedaysane ayaa haatan loo marayaa baaritaanno dhanka maskaxda ah si loo ogaado inay awood u leeyihiin inay maxkamad ka soo muuqdaan. Dhakhaatiirta maskaxda ee maxkamadu u assigns-tay ayaa gudbin doona warbixinadooda ka hor inta uusan xaakimku go’aan ka linen. Dhageysiga warbixinta qiimaynta ee Gary Siders Sr. ayaa loo qorsheeyay 9-ka September.

Xigasho: WOSU