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West Virginia judge approved marriage license for 15-year-old Elizabeth Siders in 2008 Original

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By Lisa Rantala Verified
| WSYX-TV (Columbus, OH) Verified
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Questions about how a 15-year-old could legally get married are now resurfacing as investigators examine the background of Elizabeth Siders, who is charged in connection with the rescue of 16 children from a Vinton County home. Siders, now 33, faces 16 counts of endangering children after 16 kids were rescued from the home. Nearly 20 years ago, she was a 15-year-old who married Gary Siders Jr., who was 18 at the time, in Mason County, West Virginia.
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Who knew what? New records fuel questions in Vinton County child abuse investigation

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By Lisa Rantala Verified
| WSYX-TV (Columbus, OH) Verified
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — New court records and public records requests are providing additional insight into the investigation that led authorities to remove 16 children from a Vinton County home this week, while also raising new questions about the property where the children were living. On Thursday, ABC6 On Your Side obtained four criminal complaints filed in Vinton County Municipal Court against Gary Siders Jr., charging him with four counts of public indecency.
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Search warrants in Ohio child abuse case sealed; investigators pursue separate cases

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By Lisa Rantala Verified
| WSYX-TV (Columbus, OH) Verified
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — Two search warrants executed at an Ohio property where investigators say 16 children were found living in abusive conditions remain under seal as authorities continue investigating what authorities are calling one of the worst child abuse cases they've seen. ABC 6 On Your Side has learned investigators first came to the property while serving a search warrant connected to a separate criminal investigation.
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