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Kidnap victim Dugard speaks out | Kidnap victim Dugard speaks out |
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US kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard has spoken publicly for the first time since she was discovered living with her alleged kidnappers after 18 years. | US kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard has spoken publicly for the first time since she was discovered living with her alleged kidnappers after 18 years. |
"I'm so happy to be back with my family," the online edition of People magazine quoted her as saying. | "I'm so happy to be back with my family," the online edition of People magazine quoted her as saying. |
The first photo of her as she is now was also published online, showing her smiling with long brown hair. | The first photo of her as she is now was also published online, showing her smiling with long brown hair. |
Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy are accused of kidnapping Ms Dugard when she was 11. They deny the charges. | Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy are accused of kidnapping Ms Dugard when she was 11. They deny the charges. |
Angel and Starlit | Angel and Starlit |
They allegedly held her captive in their backyard for 18 years, during which time Ms Dugard had two children, believed to be fathered by Mr Garrido. | They allegedly held her captive in their backyard for 18 years, during which time Ms Dugard had two children, believed to be fathered by Mr Garrido. |
People magazine said Ms Dugard was now "living in seclusion" with her mother, Terry Probyn, 50, her sister, and her two daughters - Angel, 15, and Starlit, 11. | People magazine said Ms Dugard was now "living in seclusion" with her mother, Terry Probyn, 50, her sister, and her two daughters - Angel, 15, and Starlit, 11. |
"I am so happy to be back with my family, nothing is more important than the unconditional love and support I have from them," she said, according to People. | "I am so happy to be back with my family, nothing is more important than the unconditional love and support I have from them," she said, according to People. |
The Garridos deny charges of kidnapping and rape | The Garridos deny charges of kidnapping and rape |
She rides horses, cooks meals and is thinking of collaborating on a book, the magazine added. | She rides horses, cooks meals and is thinking of collaborating on a book, the magazine added. |
Dugard family spokeswoman Erika Price Schulte told ABC's Good Morning America that the daughters were "bright, darling girls, who are curious and interested in the world around them". | Dugard family spokeswoman Erika Price Schulte told ABC's Good Morning America that the daughters were "bright, darling girls, who are curious and interested in the world around them". |
She added: "It's amazing what Jaycee was able to do under those circumstances." | She added: "It's amazing what Jaycee was able to do under those circumstances." |
Ms Dugard was walking to catch a school bus from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, close to the Nevada border, in 1991 when she was dragged into a car. | Ms Dugard was walking to catch a school bus from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, close to the Nevada border, in 1991 when she was dragged into a car. |
In August police spotted Mr Garrido, a convicted sex offender, as he handed out religious literature at the University of California Berkeley campus with two young children. | |
He was ordered to report to a parole officer, and he attended with his wife, the children and another woman who was discovered to be Ms Dugard. | |
Police uncovered a hidden compound at the Antioch home where Ms Dugard was alleged to have been kept, along with her two children. | Police uncovered a hidden compound at the Antioch home where Ms Dugard was alleged to have been kept, along with her two children. |
Ms Schulte said Ms Dugard was prepared to "co-operate fully" with the police investigation. | Ms Schulte said Ms Dugard was prepared to "co-operate fully" with the police investigation. |
Garrido, 58, and his wife, 54, both deny kidnap, rape and false imprisonment. |