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PHOTOS: Bond again denied to former Ga. Tech star, wife in child cruelty case

Recardo and Therian Wimbush are charged with malicious child cruelty and false imprisonment. They were denied bond again on August 5, 2014.

Therian Wimbush talks with her defense attorneys Jeff Sliz (left) and Dwight Thomas (right) before a bond hearing before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Recardo and Therian Wimbush appear before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Recardo and Therian Wimbush appear before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Recardo and Therian Wimbush appear before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Recardo and Therian Wimbush appear before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Recardo and Therian Wimbush appear before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Defense attorney Jeff Sliz presents an argument as Recardo and Therian Wimbush appear before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Recardo Wimbush leaves court during a break in a bond hearing before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Therian Wimbush leaves court during a break in a bond hearing before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Therian Wimbush leaves court during a break in a bond hearing before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Recardo Wimbushs leave court after he and his wife were denied bond in an appearance before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Therian Wimbush talks with her defense attorneys Jeff Sliz (left) and Dwight Thomas (right) after being denied bond during a hearing before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Therian Wimbush leaves court after she and her husband were denied bond in an appearance before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond.They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Therian Wimbush talks with her defense attorneys Jeff Sliz (left) and Dwight Thomas (right) after being denied bond during a hearing before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Therian Wimbush leaves court after she and her husband were denied bond in an appearance before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers during a bond hearing Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Recardo Wimbush and his wife are accused of locking their then 13 year old son in the basement for months.

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Therian Wimbush talks with her defense attorneys Jeff Sliz (left) and Dwight Thomas (right) before a bond hearing before Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyers Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The former Georgia Tech football star and his wife were denied bond. They are accused of locking their 13 year old son in the basement for months. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

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