The two Georgia adults accused of hiding a kidnapped child behind a false wall in their home were denied bail Sunday and the father is also being investigated for hitting the 13-year-old boy with a stick.
Gregory Jean and Samantha Davis were denied the opportunity to post bond at a court appearance Sunday morning in Clayton County, reports TV station WSB-TV.
Jean is the father of the unidentified child who refused to return him to his mother when he came for a visit from Florida four years ago, police said. He and Davis, the boy's stepmother, are accused of hiding him behind a false wall inside a linen closet in their Jonesboro home.
WSBTV A 13-year-old boy was reunited with his mother Saturday after being kidnapped by his father and step-mother four years ago. 
WSBTV Police say the boy was hidden behind a false wall. 
WSBTV The boy was kept in this suburban Atlanta home. 
WSBTV Samantha Davis seen in Clayton County Court Sunday was held without bail. 
WSBTV Gregory Jean faces charges of false imprisonment, obstruction and child cruelty from the incident.
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The child was able to download an app that allowed him to text his mother and she contacted police who searched the house twice until they finally found him. The child had an emotional reunion with the mother Saturday.
"He just kept saying, 'Thank you, thank you, thank you,'" Officer Daniel Day told the station. "He was just overjoyed that we had found him."
HANDOUT/Reuters Samantha Davis, 42, is on probation for a child cruelty charge from 2006. 
HANDOUT/Reuters Gregory Jean, 37, faces charges for refusing to return his 13-year-old son to his mother’s custody.
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And now the two adults, plus three juveniles, are facing charges of false imprisonment, obstruction and child cruelty from the incident. The father is also being accused of striking his son on his legs and backside with a stick, the station reported.
Jean, 37, was arrested for an unspecified charge in 2006, but he told the judge the case was a case of mistaken identity and the charges were dropped. The judge said he wanted to learn more about that incident before allowing Jean to be released, the station reported.
Davis, 42, was convicted of a child cruelty charge in 2006 and was on probation. She is not eligible for parole because of that charge, the station reported.
The two adults will appear in court again on Dec. 9.
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