34岁的伊丽莎白·赛德斯在俄亥俄州文森特县法庭周三出庭，就16项危害儿童罪和忽视罪的指控表示不认罪1。法官同时将其保释金从25万美元提高至55万美元，认定她存在逃亡风险1。赛德斯和其丈夫加里·赛德斯二世还面临针对一名13至16岁亲戚的单独性侵指控1。
16名儿童（年龄从17个月至18岁）于7月被从位于哈姆登的一所破旧住宅中救出1。调查显示，这些儿童长期被限制在一间12英尺乘12英尺的房间内达四年之久，房间内存在人类排泄物1。儿童未曾上学，部分无法说话，最年长的孩子发育明显滞后，甚至无法拼写自己的名字1。
赛德斯的律师汤米·斯托利声称其委托人存在心理健康问题，并要求法院进行心智能力评估1。据了解，赛德斯15岁时即已结婚，过去二十年中基本处于持续怀孕状态，包括2022年2月生育一名子女、同年11月早产生育的双胞胎随后不久死亡1。此外，有传言称赛德斯目前可能再次怀孕1。
A 34-year-old Ohio mother entered a not guilty plea in Vincent County Court on Wednesday to 16 counts of child endangerment and neglect1. Elizabeth Seydes, along with her husband Gary Seydes II, faces charges stemming from the July rescue of 16 children ranging in age from 17 months to 18 years from a dilapidated home in Hamden1. Following the plea hearing, the judge raised Seydes's bail from $250,000 to $550,000, citing her as a flight risk1.
The children had been confined to a 12-by-12-foot room for up to four years in conditions described as deplorable, with human waste present in the space1. None of the children attended school, and several were unable to speak1. The oldest child exhibited severe developmental delays and could not spell her own name1. Seydes married at age 15 and has been in a state of near-continuous pregnancy over the past two decades1. She gave birth in February 2022 and delivered premature twins in November 2022, both of whom died shortly after1.
Beyond the charges related to the 16 children, Seydes and her husband face separate criminal allegations of sexual abuse involving a relative aged 13 to 16 years old1. According to her attorney, Tommy Stoli, Seydes suffers from mental health issues, and he has requested a competency evaluation1. Reports have surfaced suggesting Seydes may currently be pregnant again1.
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