By Lydia Warren and Ap A Detroit father whose son had been missing for 11 days learned on live television that the boy had been found alive in his basement. Charles Bothuell IV was on HLN to speak with Nancy Grace about the June 14 disappearance of his son Charlie, 12, when the host suddenly said she had new information. 'We're getting reports that your son has been found in your basement,' Grace said. Bothuell was stunned - becoming visibly upset and clutching his chest as he struggled to speak. It has since emerged that the father could face child abuse charges in the case. Police sources told WJBK that he allegedly beat his son with a PVC pipe and gave him a grueling exercise regime.
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Charlie Bothuell IV was last seen at his dad's home on June 14
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Just hours after saying they feared he'd been murdered, police found the boy hiding in his father's basement in Detroit
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His father, Charles Bothuell IV, learned that his son had been found while he was taking part in a live interview with HLN's Nancy Grace
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He was visibly shaken and insisted he had checked the basement
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The boy was found behind a makeshift barrier and had access in and out of the basement through a tunnel, police sources have said
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They added that the boy's stepmother had helped to hide him after her husband 'beat the boy with PVC pipe'
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Sources have said that the father could face child abuse charges
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