Sixteen children rescued from Ohio home after years of confinement

Authorities in the US state of Ohio have rescued 16 children who were allegedly confined to a single room in a dilapidated home for nearly four years, describing the conditions as among the worst investigators have ever encountered.
The children, aged between 18 months and 18 years, were found in a house in Hamden, a rural community in Vinton County, during the execution of a search warrant linked to an unrelated investigation. Officials said the children were living in squalid conditions surrounded by human waste and filth.
Vinton County Sheriff Ryan Cain said the children had endured “deplorable conditions,” adding, “Most of our livestock was kept in better conditions than the child...