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A 75-year-old Louisiana man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was arrested after authorities alleged he used a dating app to arrange a meeting with someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy during an undercover child exploitation operation.

Santa Claus, of New Orleans, was arrested June 26 on charges of computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with a juvenile.

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Per the release, Claus is accused of initiating contact with an undercover detective posing as a 15-year-old boy through a dating application. During their conversations, investigators allege he discussed engaging in sexual acts before arranging to meet the purported teen.

Detectives took Claus — who sports a thick head of white hair and a long, bushy beard — into custody without incident after he arrived at the predetermined meeting location, police said.

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HAMDEN, Ohio (WSYX) — Residents of the small Vinton County village of Hamden are grappling with shock and disbelief after authorities say they discovered 16 children living in what officials have described as horrific conditions inside a home.

An investigation has led to multiple felony child endangerment charges.

Responding to an inquiry about activity on Ohmer Street, Steve Irwin, Communications Director of the Office of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, said BCI and the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office were executing a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation.

Authorities say 16 children were removed from the home after investigators uncovered what they have described as dangerous living conditions.

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Neighbors said they never realized so many children were living there.

Four adults present in the home were arrested: Gary Siders, Sr., Gary Siders, Jr., Elizabeth Siders, and Christina Siders. They face 17 criminal charges.

According to the attorney general, it is not a human trafficking situation.

Some of the 16 children were being treated at hospitals across the state. Two others were flown to nearby trauma centers. The kids range in age from 1 1/2 to 18 years of age.

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Two mothers are among three women arrested and charged after a 2-month-old infant suffered severe head trauma when the infant was locked in a room in a fly-infested home with two young children.

Moms Jacqulyn Morales, 29, and Sidney Whitt, 21, left a home in Tyler, Texas, after allegedly locking the infant in a bedroom with children aged 4 and 6 while they went out partying on Tuesday, June 16, according to KLTV and the Tyler Morning Telegraph, citing police.

They left Morales' sister, 18-year-old Shelby Munoz, in charge of the children while they were out, per a press release from the Smith County Sheriff's Office seen by the outlets.

Police reportedly claimed that Morales and Whitt traveled to a hotel to meet a man and consume drugs and alcohol before returning the following day.

During the night, the older children allegedly began tossing the 2-month-old and stomped on the infant's head, KLTV reported, citing the release.

According to the release, Munoz didn't intervene, saying she was not responsible for their care, while Whitt and Morales did not seek medical care for the infant when they came back to the house, the outlets noted.
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The 2-month-old was taken to a local hospital on Thursday, June 18. Per KLTV, the infant presented with head trauma consistent with child abuse and was suffering from brain bleeding, seizures, and facial bruising.

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Officers found that the home was infested with flies and the floor was littered with rat feces and diapers, and that the children were often locked in a room when their moms left the home, per KLTV.

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