Boy found in basement says stepmother put him there

DETROIT – A 12-year-old Detroit boy who was missing for more than a week before he was discovered in his own basement told investigators his stepmother sent him there, according to a court record obtained Friday by a newspaper.

The petition, filed in Wayne County juvenile court by Children’s Protective Services as part of a custody hearing, was obtained by the Detroit Free Press. A court employee told The Associated Press a petition was filed Friday, but it was not released to the public or the media.

According to the Free Press, the document says Charlie Bothuell V was placed in the basement behind boxes and totes by his stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell, and told “not to come out, no matter what he hears.”

Although Dillard-Bothuell knew her stepson was in the basement, she did not bring him food, according to the petition, which also says: “Charlie reports sneaking upstairs to get food when everyone left the home.” More

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