Ohio authorities were horrified when they found the children – all from the same family, some unable to speak – living in wretched conditions, largely confined to one room in a dilapidated home.

Authorities have arrested four adults on felony child endangerment charges after discovering 16 children in need of medical treatment in a rural Ohio home

Four adults have been arrested after 16 children were found living in "deplorable" conditions at a house described as "pure evil" in Ohio