California, June 03: A couple was jailed for life for kidnapping a schoolgirl and raping her while holding her captive for almost two decades, in a case which shocked America.
Phillip Garrido, who fathered two children with Jaycee Dugard after kidnapping her in 1991 when she was 11 years old, was given 431 years, while his wife Nancy was jailed for between 36 years and life, after a plea bargain with prosecutors.
Tapson filed a request asking that Nancy be allowed to see her husband one last time before they start their sentences and that she be allowed to remain the courtroom for her husband’s sentencing. The judge denied both requests.
Dugard’s long ordeal in captivity with paroled sex offender Garrido and his wife came to light when she was freed in August 2009, 18 years after she was snatched while walking to a school bus stop.
The Garridos were indicted in October on 18 charges including three counts of kidnapping , six of rape, seven of forced lewd acts upon a child, one of false imprisonment and one count of possession or control of child pornography . Both have waived their right to appeal.
-Agencies