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Prosecutor says woman took video of boy locked in basement

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February 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ELDORA, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor says an Iowa woman accused of helping torture her boyfriend’s 8-year-old son and confining him in a basement took video of the boy’s treatment. Prosecutors allege Traci Tyler and Alex Shadlow locked the boy in their home, in a space under the basement stairs, for at least nine hours a day in 2017. Investigators say the boy slept on concrete and had to use a tin cup for a toilet.

A prosecutor told a judge Tuesday during Tyler’s trial that Tyler recorded video showing the boy desperate to use a bathroom and eventually urinating. Tyler’s attorney says she was following the advice of medical professionals when she had the boy ask for permission to use a bathroom. Shadlow is also charged with kidnapping. His trial starts June 24.