Michigan, Child Abuse

Michigan mother accused of abandoning 3 children in squalor charged with child abuse
The Pontiac, Michigan, mother who is accused of abandoning her three children to live in squalor for years was charged Wednesday with felony child abuse.
Michigan Mother Charged With Child Abuse Allegedly Left Kids Alone For 4 Years
Authorities said the rooms were full of garbage and were covered in mold and human feces. The three children had no access to a working bathroom.
Cleanup begins in Pontiac home where 3 children were allegedly left abandoned
As the investigation into the 34-year-old mother from Pontiac, Michigan who police say abandoned her three children continues, crews cleaned up the townhome that investigators say the children lived in for years.
Mom charged with child abuse after leaving children alone in squalor for years in Michigan
An East Michigan mom has been charged after she allegedly abandoned her three children for years in Pontiac, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced.
Mother charged with child abuse left kids living in ‘revolting pit of refuse and squalor’ for years
PONTIAC, MI – A woman who abandoned her three children in a home covered in garbage, human feces and mold has been charged in Oakland County. Kelli Bryant, 34, of Pontiac was charged with three counts of first-degree child abuse, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald announced Wednesday.
$250 million bond for mother charged with child abuse, judge says
A Michigan mother who allegedly abandoned her three children and forced them to live in squalor alone for four years is being detained on a $250 million cash bond — a massive amount more commonly seen in cases involving high profile or wealthy defendants.
Pontiac mother accused of abandoning her 3 children given $250 million bond
A 34-year-old Pontiac mother accused of child abuse and abandoning her three children was arraigned Thursday morning on three counts of first-degree child abuse.
Father of abandoned Pontiac children tried to see them, but mother refused, police say
The father of the three children who were allegedly abandoned by their mother for nearly five years attempted to be in their lives, according to police. During a press conference Tuesday, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said that while an investigation into the timeline is ongoing,
Pontiac mom accused of abandoning kids arraigned, held on $250M bond
Judge Ronda Fowlkes Gross of Pontiac's 50th District Court set Kelli Bryant's bond at $250 million and ordered her to have no contact with her kids.
Judge sets $250M bond for mom accused of keeping 3 kids alone in squalor for years
The 34-year-old appeared in court Thursday, six days after the children were discovered living alone in a house of squalor.
Bond set at $250 million for Michigan mom accused of abandoning her children for years
The woman accused of abandoning her three children for several years at a Pontiac townhouse had her bond set at $250 million cash Thursday. Judge Ronda M. Fowlkes Gross levied the staggering bond during the arraignment of Kelli Bryant,
Woman allegedly abandons children for years, garbage and feces found in Michigan home
A Michigan mother was arrested on Friday for allegedly abandoning her children for several years, leaving them in deplorable ...
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$250M bond: Why Pontiac mom charged with abandoning kids for years got such high bond
The Pontiac mom charged with abandoning her kids for 4+ years is being held on a $250 million bond. Here's why it's so high.
Judge sets $250M bond for Michigan mom accused of keeping 3 kids alone in squalor
A judge has set an extraordinary bond for a Michigan woman who is locked up and accused of leaving three children alone for ...
Pontiac mom held on $250 million bond. Her kids lived in squalor for years alone, cops say
The mom accused of abandoning her children and forcing them to live in squalor alone for years is being represented by a ...
3 Kids Abandoned in Filthy, Garbage-Filled Michigan Home for 4 Years, Mom Arrested: Police
Police found a boy, 15, and his two sisters, aged 12 and 13, “living alone in absolute squalor” during a welfare check at a ...
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Mother arrested after leaving 3 children to live alone for years
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (Office) deputies arrested a 34-year-old Pontiac, Michigan, mother on Friday after she ...