Woman Pleads Guilty To Abducting, Abusing WaynesboroTeen--SNL

A woman who repeatedly locked a teen inside a sparsely furnished bedroom, sometimes without food, is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last week in Waynesboro Circuit Court to felony charges of child abuse and abduction.Assistant Waynesboro prosecutor Jim Camblos said the girl, 15, weighed about 62 pounds when she escaped from her legal guardian, 46-year-old Billejo King, just days after Christmas.King was originally scheduled for a jury trial Wednesday before entering the guilty pleas last Friday.Camblos said King, who has a home on North Poplar Street in Waynesboro, began locking the teen inside a bedroom in June 2008, often for days on end in a room with no television, books or radio. Camblos said the room had only a bed and small dresser and was connected to a half-bathroom equipped with a broken toilet, forcing the teen to use a sink to relieve herself.During the last incident that lasted for 3 1/2 days, Camblos said the teen was locked in the bedroom and denied food. She managed to escape when the pair visited a psychologist's office in Waynesboro, Camblos said. The teen later called police and Child Protective Services were immediately notified."She's doing really well in a very loving foster home in another jurisdiction," Camblos said. The teen has brought her weight up to about 135 pounds, he said.King, who has no prior felony convictions, faces the possibility of 30 years in prison. A sentencing date has not been set. She remains free on bond.