Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Authorities in Vinton County, Ohio, are facing a crisis after discovering 16 siblings living in deplorable conditions in a rural home. The county is struggling to provide care for the children and prosecute their parents and grandparents. The local prosecutor revealed that the medical costs for one defendant could bankrupt the county, prompting a judge to release him for hospital care. The state is expected to approve $1 million in funding to assist with the children's needs, as the county's resources are stretched thin. The children, aged 18 months to 18 years, have varied medical conditions and some were reportedly kept in a small room for years.
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