Why the prosecutors want communication to revoke for Oakland County Mother accused of leaving 3 children

Oakland County, Mich. – Prosecutors want revoked communication privileges for a mother from Oakland County accused of abandoning their three children to live alone in a dirty home for years.

Previous coverage: Oakland County Mom accused of leaving children for years in the dirty home that faces welfare fraud charges

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald presented a motion at the 50th District Court on Friday to revoke Kelli Bryant’s communication privileges for allegedly calling the children’s caregiver ten times between March 8 and March 12, 2025, to talk about their children and their criminal case.

Bryant is accused of other inmates calling the children’s caregiver in their name.

The prosecutor said that Bryant violated the court order that ordered him not to have contact with his children or his caregiver.

Bryant is in the Oakland County prison with a bail of $ 50,000. She was accused of three positions of first grade child abuse and three charges of well -being fraud.

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“Kelli Bryant has clearly and repeatedly violated the judge’s order not to contact the victims or his caregiver,” said Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald. “That order is in its place for an important reason: protect the victims. The decision to ask that the communications of an inmate are not taken lightly, but Bryant repeatedly disobeyed the judicial orders and, in doing so, even more endangering the victims. “

If the motion is granted, Bryant would be prohibited from using telephone communication, tablet and video devices while in jail.

What Bryant’s lawyers said

Bryant’s lawyers responded to McDonald’s’s motion, saying he had no idea that he couldn’t contact his father.

They also claim that contacting his father is not violating because he did not contact his children directly. However, the judge said in his reading position on March 12 that he could not contact the children and his caregiver, who is Bryant’s father.

Bryant’s lawyers denied the claim that she had other inmates contact her father during her charges for welfare fraud charges. They also said that Bryant did not receive their written bail conditions, making it without knowing that he could not contact his father.