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LisaL

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32. Yet another article said they lived there for four years.

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:30 PM

Jul 1

"Wilson said the family had been in Vinton County for about four years."
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/01/ohio-child-abuse-case-updates-expected-from-law-enforcement/90767673007/

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Ohio AG: 'Almost indescribable', details released about scene after 16 children found in 'deplorable' conditions [View all] dalton99a Jul 1 OP

I thought it would be ICE detention. ananda Jul 1 #1

Me, too! ShazzieB Jul 1 #12

"Intra family sutuation" cops said BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 1 #2

I feel so bad for those kids, and probably for the women on the left obamanut2012 Jul 1 #3

Did you read the March 2024 Atlantic Mag article on DNA tracing & incest? irisblue Jul 1 #7

Yes! It was terrible obamanut2012 Jul 2 #38

The younger woman is listed at 33. LisaL Jul 1 #25

The older woman would have been 49 at his birth. Authorities Maru Kitteh Jul 1 #36

If the younger woman is the mother of all these kids, LisaL Jul 1 #37

The youngest 6 were 3 sets of twins, and their mother was raped at 15 (or 14) RandomNumbers Jul 2 #42

West Virginia let them get married when she was 15 and he was 19. LisaL Jul 2 #43

The girl's parents signed off, as did the judge RandomNumbers Jul 2 #44

Well, she was definetely pregnant because baby appeared LisaL Jul 2 #47

I googled it. LisaL Jul 2 #45

This does not appear to be a case of incest. LisaL Jul 2 #41

Like a horror movie. dalton99a Jul 1 #5

what an absolute horror show LymphocyteLover Jul 1 #18

Looks like narcotics might have played a role. Laffy Kat Jul 1 #31

All of them look JustAnotherGen Jul 1 #33

transients Blue Full Moon Jul 1 #4

They all lived in OH. LisaL Jul 1 #23

They moved around another article stated that they were Blue Full Moon Jul 1 #26

Yet another article said they lived there for four years. LisaL Jul 1 #32

Vinton County, Ohio demographics. yardwork Jul 1 #6

Good lord. I just found out my brother (a minister) is moving to that part of OHIO Wiz Imp Jul 1 #8

Exactly WinstonSmith4740 Jul 1 #11

Southeast Ohio. SergeStorms Jul 1 #13

of course rightwing media will find some way to blame this on the left, assuming they talk about it LymphocyteLover Jul 1 #17

Of course. SergeStorms Jul 1 #21

"small town values" are highly overrated Skittles Jul 1 #14

No he didn't and it's more than a few counties. Blue Full Moon Jul 1 #27

I have a friend who lived in Vinton County oberle Jul 1 #35

Those poor kids. I hope (for them) that they find a way to thrive in this world. chowder66 Jul 1 #9

Seems pretty clear these kids will have a lot of issues. LisaL Jul 1 #34

Wonder if it will turn out the adults were part of or created their own brand of christian religious nut job. mwmisses4289 Jul 1 #10

gods? Skittles Jul 1 #15

You have to get a license to fish. SergeStorms Jul 1 #16

There are no medical recoreds or schools records. No one knew they existed BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 1 #19

Yep. That's my point. SergeStorms Jul 1 #22

I think what you are suggesting here is eugenics. LisaL Jul 1 #24

Not at all. SergeStorms Jul 2 #40

Very early in my peds nurse practitioner career, I found myself thinking... 3catwoman3 Jul 3 #54

Happy retirement! SergeStorms Jul 3 #55

Deport those monsters back to the shithole they came from IronLionZion Jul 1 #20

This one woman had 16 kids, JFC (literally)... wcmagumba Jul 1 #28

Considering she was raped at 15, maybe younger, thrown into marriage at 15 RandomNumbers Jul 2 #46

As far as I can tell, this would not qualify as a statutory rape in West Virginia, LisaL Jul 2 #48

Yeah I missed that there is the "age difference" component for it to be "statutory" RandomNumbers Jul 2 #49

That young woman needs a good lawyer. LisaL Jul 3 #50

Oops malaise Jul 1 #29

Not a Haitian among them. yardwork Jul 1 #30

....and yet gay texan Jul 2 #39

Glad there is intervention in this horrible set of circumstances. democrank Jul 3 #51

This sounds very similar to the Turpin case from about 10 years ago. n/t Captain Stern Jul 3 #52

I think this one is even worse from what we are told. LisaL Jul 3 #53