HIGHLAND, Utah — Two Highland parents are facing child abandonment charges after police say they locked their child out of the family home multiple times while they went out of town.

FOX 13 News is not disclosing the names of the adults, who face three counts of Child Abandonment, to protect the identity of the victim.

According to court documents, the parents left their Utah County home in June for a family reunion, leaving their teenage son behind without access to the house. He was allegedly given a tent to use in the backyard, and told to use a garden hose for water, and to go to a nearby McDonald's or Walmart to use the bathroom.

Detectives with the Utah County Sheriff's Office added that the teen was also left a box of granola bars, a six-pack of Powerade, other snacks, and $41, w

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