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Garridos Plead Guilty in Jaycee Dugard Kidnapping

Now Dugard and her daughters won't have to testify

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 28, 2011 4:33 PM CDT

(Newser) – There won’t be a trial in the Jaycee Dugard case, after all: Philip and Nancy Garrido each pleaded guilty today to kidnapping and sexual enslavement, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “I am relieved that Phillip and Nancy Garrido have finally acknowledged their guilt and confessed to their crimes against me and my family,” Dugard said in a statement. Now 30, she was kidnapped and held by the couple for 18 years and had two daughters by Philip.

The pleas mean she and her girls won’t have to take the witness stand to discuss the tragedy. After pleading guilty to one count of kidnapping and 13 counts linked to sexual assault, Phillip Garrido faces a maximum sentence of 431 years to life in prison. In a deal that hinged on her husband’s guilty plea, Nancy will see 11 years for kidnapping, plus 25 years to life for rape. It’s “extraordinarily unlikely” that the 55-year-old will leave jail in her lifetime, said the DA. "All in all, we're very satisfied with the outcome,” he said.

El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson talks with reporters after Phillip and Nancy Garrido pleaded guilty, at the El Dorado County Courthouse in Placerville, Calif., April 28, 2011.
El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson talks with reporters after Phillip and Nancy Garrido pleaded guilty, at the El Dorado County Courthouse in Placerville, Calif., April 28, 2011.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
In this Feb. 3, 2011 file photo, kidnapping suspects Nancy and Phillip Garrido are seen before the start of hearing at the El Dorado County Court in Placerville, Calif.
In this Feb. 3, 2011 file photo, kidnapping suspects Nancy and Phillip Garrido are seen before the start of hearing at the El Dorado County Court in Placerville, Calif.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
A file photo of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who went missing in 1991.
A file photo of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who went missing in 1991.   (AP Photo/Carl Probyn)
In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, makeshift tents and other structures fill a backyard where authorities say kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard lived in Antioch, Calif.
In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, makeshift tents and other structures fill a backyard where authorities say kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard lived in Antioch, Calif.   (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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BlueAyez
Apr 29, 2011 3:21 PM CDT
I'm relieved that Ms Dugard and her daughters will not have to go through the re-traumatization of a trial.
Nelstorm
Apr 29, 2011 2:56 PM CDT
Garridos used guilty plea! ...it's not very effective...
Earthhaven101
Apr 28, 2011 10:37 PM CDT
The best that can happen to this guy would be if he's raped by everyone in prison and keep passing him around until he's dead. Hope she gets the same thing done to her. There's no punishment bad enough for these two sick'os . Maybe skin them alive and listen to them scream

 
kidnapping • rape • guilty plea • sexual assault • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • Jaycee Dugard

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