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Cleo Smith's Abductor Wanted Girl to 'Dress Up'

Terence Kelly is now paying for living out a fantasy: authorities

(Newser) - The man who kidnapped a 4-year-old girl from a campsite in Australia and held her captive for nearly three weeks was sentenced Wednesday. Terence Kelly received 13 years and six months in prison for the October 2021 abduction of Cleo Smith and won't be eligible for parole for 11...

He Didn't Take Cleo Smith, Is Suing Station That Said He Did
A TV Station Ran His Photo,
With 'Devastating' Effects
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Nov 21, 2021 9:30 AM CST

A TV Station Ran His Photo, With 'Devastating' Effects

Terrance Flowers didn't take Cleo Smith, but Seven indicated he was the suspect

(Newser) - It's a case of mistaken identity that has led a man to sue. The alleged abduction of 4-year-old Cleo Smith gripped Australia, as did her rescue . Terence Kelly was charged with taking the child, but as the BBC explains, one of Australia's leading news channels ran photos of...

Police Probe Whether Anyone Else Helped Kidnap Cleo Smith

Tabloid report claims girl told police a woman helped brush her hair, dress her

(Newser) - When Cleo Smith was rescued last week, Australian authorities said they believed just one suspect was involved in abducting the 4-year-old from her family's campsite. But this week, investigators were back in the town of Carnarvon, where the girl was found, asking the public for anyone recently in contact...

See, Hear the Moment Cleo Smith Was Rescued

Audio and video have been released

(Newser) - "My name is Cleo." So says the 4-year-old Australian girl who was found early Wednesday after vanishing from her family's tent during a camping trip 18 days earlier in an audio recording of the incredible rescue. Video footage was released as well, People reports. In it, Smith...

Rescued 4-Year-Old Doing Well, With New Charges in Case

Terence Kelly, 36, hit with charges in case of Cleo Smith, who went missing for 18 days in Australia

(Newser) - Update: A 36-year-old man has been charged in the case of a 4-year-old Australian girl found safe Wednesday after vanishing 18 days earlier. Terence Darrell Kelly appeared Thursday in a Carnavon court, where he was charged with forcibly or fraudulently taking or enticing a child under 16, per the BBC...

Police Believe Girl, 4, Was Abducted From Tent

Australian police offer $750K reward in Cleo Smith case

(Newser) - A 4-year-old girl who disappeared from a campsite in Western Australia almost a week ago was probably kidnapped, police say. The parents of Cleo Smith say they last saw her asleep in their multisection tent around 1:30am Saturday, their first night at the remote Quobba Blowholes coastal campsite, the...

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