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Gag Order Shields Siders Trial | Columbus News
A judge in Vinton County, Ohio, has sealed the child endangerment case against the Siders family with a sweeping nondissemination order — silencing prosecutors, defense teams, and anyone else from sharing facts, evidence, or even public commentary. This follows a similar gag order for defendant Gary Siders Jr., granted after his lawyer argued that public officials’ inflammatory statements were skewing public opinion and jeopardizing the jury’s impartiality. The family faces serious charges after 16 children were found in deplorable conditions, but no formal indictment has yet been issued. A…
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