Ohio House of Horrors Mom's Attorney Says She ‘Doesn’t Come Across as Evil'

The attorney representing Ohio mother Elizabeth Siders, who was accused of child endangerment after her 16 children were allegedly found living in squalid conditions, has insisted his client does not "come across as evil." Siders was arrested June 30 on child endangerment charges alongside her husband and his parents, with each adult charged with 16 counts of child endangerment, to which they have all pleaded not guilty. Elizabeth’s attorney, Tommy Stolly, appeared on NewsNation’s CUOMO and insisted she "does not come across as pure evil" despite the media’s portrayal of her. Stolly described her as "a mother who has been separated from her children, who is exhausted and who misses her children," and claimed the case has been "absolutely sensationalized by the media." At the time of the arrests, authorities said that the children were confined to a small room that contained human feces, none were enrolled in school, and the oldest child, an 18-year-old whom authorities believe has developmental disabilities, is not able to spell her own name. Stolly defended how he will represent Elizabeth, saying, "It is very clear that Elizabeth Siders cares about these kids," noting that she keeps directing the conversation back to whether the kids are OK.