ESCANABA, MI-- A preliminary exam this week against a couple charged with torturing and abusing a teen boy in Escanaba will be reset.
The boy's mother—Susan Bardo, 46—has waived her right to a hearing within 14 days. A lawyer for Bardo’s boyfriend—Carl Pellinen, 47—says his hearing scheduled for Thursday wasn’t held, either.
Police in Escanaba say a 15-year-old boy was kept inside the home on North 20th Street for four years, rarely leaving a room made from tarps while being tortured and abused. He was removed by officers on April 11.
A preliminary exam is a court hearing to determine if there's enough evidence to send the case to trial in circuit court.
