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Boy found in basement now living with mother Boy found in basement now living with mother
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A 12-year-old found in his father's basement after being missing for 11 days is in the custody of his mother. A 12-year-old found in the basement of his father's block of flats after being missing for 11 days is in his mother's custody, police in Detroit have said.
Police in Detroit say they are not allowing Charlie Bothuell to have contact with his father or stepmother. Police say they are not allowing Charlie Bothuell to have contact with his father or stepmother.
Investigators have not ruled out abuse but the father, also Charles, denies he has ever harmed his son.Investigators have not ruled out abuse but the father, also Charles, denies he has ever harmed his son.
Police officers found the boy behind a clutter of boxes on Wednesday. His father was being interviewed on television when he learned the news. Police officers found the boy, who had been feared dead, behind a clutter of boxes on Wednesday.
Mr Bothuell was appealing to HLN viewers for help when presenter Nancy Grace said Charlie - feared dead by police - was found alive and well. Mr Bothuell was appealing to HLN viewers for help when presenter Nancy Grace said Charlie was found alive and well.
The father appeared to be stunned and said "What?" The father appeared to be stunned and said, "What?"
He told the presenter his family, Detroit police and FBI had searched the basement several times. Earlier in the day, the police said they feared the boy was dead. He told the presenter his family, Detroit police and FBI had searched the multiple-flat building's basement several times.
Earlier in the day, the police said they feared the boy was dead.
"God, they brought dogs, everything... Everybody has searched," Charles Bothuell IV said. "Oh God, my son.""God, they brought dogs, everything... Everybody has searched," Charles Bothuell IV said. "Oh God, my son."
Police also confirmed to local media they had searched the family's basement with a cadaver dog, adding investigators were not sure Charlie had been in the basement for the full 11 days.Police also confirmed to local media they had searched the family's basement with a cadaver dog, adding investigators were not sure Charlie had been in the basement for the full 11 days.
The boy's stepmother was also arrested on Thursday for violating her probation on a misdemeanour gun charge.The boy's stepmother was also arrested on Thursday for violating her probation on a misdemeanour gun charge.
Mark Magidson, the couple's lawyer, told reporters her arrest was "highly disingenuous" and said he had advised her not to talk to investigators unless he was present.Mark Magidson, the couple's lawyer, told reporters her arrest was "highly disingenuous" and said he had advised her not to talk to investigators unless he was present.
As he left a court hearing for his wife on Friday, Mr Bothuell told reporters: "I have something to say, but I can't right now."As he left a court hearing for his wife on Friday, Mr Bothuell told reporters: "I have something to say, but I can't right now."
Charlie was given medical attention at a nearby hospital after he was found, with Police Sgt Mike Woody telling US media the boy was "doing fine".Charlie was given medical attention at a nearby hospital after he was found, with Police Sgt Mike Woody telling US media the boy was "doing fine".
"I've never seen anything quite like this," Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters on Wednesday. "But the outcome - I couldn't be happier.""I've never seen anything quite like this," Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters on Wednesday. "But the outcome - I couldn't be happier."