Colorado: A woman who locked her 13-year-old grandson in a dog kennel every night for three years is facing child abuse and kidnapping charges.
Prosecutors have filed 39 charges against June Candelario, 61, for allegedly locking her grandson in a dog kennel for up to 11 hours a night while she worked as a detention counselor for the Jefferson County.
The kennel was 46 inches by 30 inches, and 35 inches tall.
The charges include felony, second-degree kidnapping, attempt to commit child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury and 37 misdemeanor charges.
She told social workers she felt locking up the teen was better than letting him walk the streets, according to court documents.
The boy, 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing 110 pounds, told authorities he had to pull his knees to his chest to fit inside.
He could move only to roll to his side.
The boy's son, Ralph Candelario, told Denver TV station that he is "perplexed" by the charges.
"It doesn't make sense to me. It's totally out of the range of what I would believe," Candelario said.
He said that he spoke to the authorities about the boy, who is his nephew, and that the boy was "doing alright".
June Candelario has been granted bail after she paid $100,000.
During a hearing on Thursday, a judge granted her 30 days to hire an attorney.
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