PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) — “I sacrificed my children." That is a direct quote detectives read in court Friday from 34-year-old Kelli Bryant during her preliminary examination.

PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) — “I sacrificed my children." That is a direct quote detectives read in court Friday from 34-year-old Kelli Bryant during her preliminary examination.

More: Judge: Pontiac mom in squalor case can't make calls from jail for a week The children survived on food drop-offs by Bryant or a delivery company, authorities said. Bryant allegedly told them ...

A photo from inside the Pontiac townhome where Kelli Bryant's three children were reportedly living after being abandoned by her in 2020 or 2021. (photo from Oakland County Sheriff's Office) ...

PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Pontiac judge on Tuesday temporarily suspended communication privileges in jail for Kelli Bryant, who allegedly abandoned her children for years.

Kelli Bryant, 34, is accused of abandoning her three children in a squalid Pontiac townhome. A court order bars Bryant from contacting her children or those now caring for them.

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced the charges on Tuesday, alleging 34-year-old Kelli Bryant, of Pontiac, pocketed more than $29,000 in government aid that was meant to help her kids.

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced the charges on Tuesday, alleging 34-year-old Kelli Bryant, of Pontiac, pocketed more than $29,000 in government aid that was meant to help her kids.

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced the charges on Tuesday, alleging 34-year-old Kelli Bryant, of Pontiac, pocketed more than $29,000 in government aid that was meant to help her kids.

UPDATED: March 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM EDT A judge modified bond Friday for Kelli Bryant, the Pontiac woman accused of abandoning her children and leaving them to live in squalor for years.

Judge Ronda Fowlkes Gross of Pontiac's 50th District Court set Kelli Bryant's bond at $250 million and ordered her to have no contact with her kids.