Father, stepmother could face charges after missing boy found alive in basement Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 10:19 PM EDT Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014 2:30 PM EDT Posted:Updated: 
 
 Charlie Bothuell IV was overcome with emotion after learning his 12-year-old son who had been missing for nearly two weeks had been found alive in the basement of their own Detroit townhouse.  DETROIT (WXYZ) - Detroit Police say they have taken Charlie Bothuell's stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell, into custody. Police also confirm that Child Protective Services has removed two other children, a 4-year-old and a 10-month-old, from the home. The boy, who was home schooled and on a strict exercise routine, was often beat with a PVC pipe that has now been taken in as evidence. When his son was found Wednesday, Charlie's father, Charlie Bothuell IV, spoke out emotionally and said he was hoping to be reunited with his son. That's not what happened," the father says. The uncle of Monique Charlie's stepmother has a listed address three doors away from where the search had been going on. Charlie was released from the hospital Thursday morning and is now with his mother where he has been interviewed by the FBI and other investigators.
– The Detroit father whose missing son was found behind a barricade in his own basement could face charges, police say, but it's not clear whether they will be related to the 11-day disappearance of 12-year-old Charlie Bothuell. Sources tell Fox that the boy was home-schooled under a strict regimen that included beatings with a PVC pipe, and investigators have removed evidence including bloodied clothing from the home. Investigators say the boy didn't appear to be captive behind the barricade, but they don't believe he could have erected it himself. Police didn't find him on four previous searches of the home and it's not clear if he was in the basement during those visits. His father—who was being interviewed by Nancy Grace when he was informed his son had been found—says he had no idea that Charlie was in the basement. Sources say the boy has told investigators that it was his stepmother, Monica Bothuell, who helped him hide out in the basement—and in another twist, she was arrested yesterday on an unrelated weapons charge, CNN reports. Two other children, a 4-year-old and a 10-month-old, have been removed from the home, and Charlie has been released to his mother's custody. WXYZ has uncovered another twist: The basement unit where Charlie was found is connected by an underground hallway to the home of his stepmother's uncle: Detroit attorney Godfrey Dillard, who recently announced a run for Michigan Attorney General.