TROY – A woman accused of abusing some of the 200-plus children she fostered in the last 20 years returned home Monday after spending nearly three months in jail.

Brenda Deutsch posted a $5,000 bond after a judge Friday morning lowered her $250,000 cash-only bond to 10 percent of $50,000.

Judge Thomas Frawley, assigned to the case after a grand jury indicted Deutsch, lowered the bond after an earlier request was twice denied by Associate Court Judge Michael Jacobs.

As a foster mother to more than 200 children, Deutsch is accused of “systemic” child abuse. In May, a grand jury indicted her on three Class D felonies — two counts of child abuse and neglect and one count of child endangerment. Each count has a minimum of one year in prison and a maximum of seven years.

Friday’s bond reduction for some is a big win and for others a setback.

“You never know in these situations what the court will do,” said Joseph Flees II, one of Deutsch’s attorneys. “We knew the judge would make whatever best decision he felt was appropriate. We obviously agree with his decision and are respectful of it…A case of this nature and this potential size takes a while to get to trial. We are glad that there is no trial date yet.”

But for Brina Johnson, Deutsch’s biological daughter, the bond reduction was a big disappointment.

“I’m pissed,” she said. “Nobody outside here in the free world wants her out here. She’s very disrespectful, ignorant, (and) mean to even innocent bystanders…Over three decades of abuse, she shouldn’t be able to walk out here.”

Revelations of Deutsch’s alleged abuse and felony charges stem from allegations of a teenager who was reported missing at the end of last year prior to law enforcement locating her in Texas in February. She was allegedly living “in squalor” according to the prosecutor’s office and left unattended for several consecutive days.

She remains in state custody in Texas amid allegations Deutsch had traded her to the woman in Texas for a monkey and refused to allow the girl to return to her Winfield home.

Previously, John Krehmeyer, assistant prosecutor alleged that Deutsch, while in jail, was attempting to interfere with the investigation. He told Jacobs the prosecutor’s office taped phone calls from the jail in which Deutsch was allegedly attempting to dissuade witnesses from cooperating in the investigation and asking a neighbor to remove surveillance cameras from her property.

“Her conduct is indicative of a person with a consciousness of guilt,” Krehmeyer stated.

Soon after that hearing, a Lincoln County grand jury indicted Deutsch on the felony charges. Consequently, her case was transferred into the circuit court, which brought in the new judge.

Conditions of Deutsch’s release include surrendering her passport, GPS monitoring and no unsupervised visits with minors.

Deutsch will have a status hearing on Sept. 26 at 8:30 a.m. At that time, a trial date could also be determined.