Phillip And Nancy Garrido Sentenced

Phillip And Nancy Garrido Sentenced, Kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard made her first public appearance over the weekend at a star-studded New York awards ceremony, but she plans to remain in hiding until her daughters are mature enough to understand what happened to them.

Dugard, 31, and her two children, ages 14 and 17, have been living at an undisclosed California location since being found by authorities in 2009 – 18 years after she was abducted from a South Lake Tahoe bus stop.

She was held by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in their Antioch backyard, where she gave birth to two children conceived by rape.

In an interview that aired today (NZ time), Dugard told ABC News that she’s spent the last three years healing and experiencing life with her family.

“I want my girls to have a normal life as much as possible,” she told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer. “I feel like on some things I have to do it a little bit differently … not be recognized … for their sake.

“I think in time as they get older, they’ll know how to deal with it better, and that would be the time that we would come out,” she said.

Dugard has been working to build the JAYC Foundation, which aims to support families dealing with abduction and other tragedies. She wrote a best-selling memoir last year, A Stolen Life, which recounts her years in captivity.

Phillip Garrido is serving a 431-year prison sentence, and Nancy Garrido is serving 36 years to life, after both struck plea deals on kidnapping and rape charges. The state of California paid Dugard a US$20 million settlement under which officials acknowledged repeated mistakes were made by parole agents responsible for monitoring Phillip Garrido, who was a convicted rapist.

Sawyer asked Dugard if either of the Garridos had tried to contact her. “No, not at all, which is fine with me,” Dugard said.

Jaycee Dugard To Remain In Hiding

Jaycee Dugard To Remain In Hiding, KIDNAPPING survivor Jaycee Dugard has made her first public appearance over the weekend at a star-studded New York awards ceremony, but she plans to remain in hiding until her daughters are mature enough to understand what happened to them, she said in a recent interview.

Dugard, 31, and her two children, ages 14 and 17, have been living at an undisclosed California location since being found by authorities in 2009, 18 years after she was abducted from a bus stop.

She was held by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in their backyard, where she gave birth to two children conceived by rape.

In an interview set to air on Tuesday night, Dugard told ABC News that she’s spent the last three years healing and experiencing life with her family.

“I want my girls to have a normal life as much as possible,” she told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer.

“I feel like on some things I have to do it a little bit differently … not be recognised … for their sake.”

“I think in time as they get older, they’ll know how to deal with it better, and that would be the time that we would come out,” she said.

Dugard has been working to build the JAYC Foundation, which aims to support families dealing with abduction and other tragedies. She wrote a best-selling memoir last year, A Stolen Life, which recounts her years in captivity.

Phillip Garrido is serving a 431-year prison sentence, and Nancy Garrido is serving 36 years to life, after both struck plea deals on kidnapping and rape charges.

Diane Von Furstenberg Awards

Diane Von Furstenberg Awards, Media mogul Oprah Winfrey and Congolese activist Chouchou Namegabe were among the five women honored at the third annual DVF Awards held in New York City on March 9. An event scheduled to concur with the Daily Beast Women In the World conference held last week at Lincoln Center, the DVF Awards are bestowed yearly on courageous women who fight for justice.

Designer and humanitarian Diane von Furstenberg hosted the 500-person fete, which was sponsored by the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. Held this year at the United Nations, the DVF Awards were given to:

-Oprah Winfrey, who received a Lifetime Leadership honor.
-Jaycee Dugard, for her JAYC Foundation that supports families dealing with tragedies.
-Chouchou Namegabe, whose leadership uplifts women in her homeland of the Congo.
-Layli Miller-Muro, founder of the Tahirih Justice Center, created to protect women from human right violations.
-Panmela Castro, a Brazilian artist who champions female victims of domestic violence.

Other fabulous and powerful women in attendance included author Fran Lebowitz, Broadway director Julie Taymor, Daily Beast chief Tina Brown, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

Jaycee Dugard 18 Years

Jaycee Dugard 18 Years, Oprah Winfrey was embraced in a hug by longtime friend Diane von Furstenberg as she took to the stage to accept a “Lifetime Leadership” honor at the third annual DVF awards.

“She is the most formidable person I have ever met in my life,” the designer and humanitarian said of Winfrey at the event, held Friday night at the United Nations. “What is extraordinary about Oprah is that she has done so much and yet she is still a little girl. She is still very pure and you can make her cry and laugh so quickly.”

Upon accepting the award, Winfrey was expected to talk about her career, but instead used the majority of her time to praise another honoree, Jaycee Dugard, who was abducted when she was 11 years old and held in captivity for 18 years by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. She was raped and gave birth to two children before she was eventually rescued. Her captors were convicted.

“I wanted to have the opportunity to meet her and to tell her how much her story and her life meant to me,” she explained. “I said to Diane, ‘I know Diane Sawyer should be the one to introduce her, but would you please let me do it.”‘ Winfrey went on to thank Sawyer, who was also in attendance, and praised the television special she did with Dugard.

“Jaycee Dugard, I am so proud of you, your courage, your ability to press onward toward the future and toward a more victorious life for yourself and for using your courage your strength and your power to show the world that you care,” Winfrey said.

Following Winfrey’s introduction, Dugard took to the stage, getting emotional as she thanked her mother for never giving up hope of finding her. She also spoke about her JAYC Foundation, which aims to give support to families dealing with abduction and other tragedies.

“My hope is to be remembered for what I do and not for what happened to me,” Dugard told the audience.

Jaycee Dugard

Jaycee Dugard, Now 31, Jaycee Dugard, who had been kidnapped at age 11 and held prison for 18 years, appeared at her first public event since her ordeal this weekend.

Receiving the Inspiration Award at famed fashion designer-philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg’s DVF Awards held at the United Nations, her words resonated.

“My name is Jaycee Dugard, and I want to say that because for a long time I wasn’t able to say my name and so it feels good,” she told the crowd.

“I am truly honored to be here tonight with all of these amazing women who have done and been through so much more than me.”

Dugard, who had two children fathered by her kidnapper, got very emotional when she thanked her mother’s unwavering support and faith.

“I have to say I felt her hope for many years and it gave me the strength to go on and live,” the soft-spoken Dugard said. “And I did live.”

“I have two beautiful daughters who I love with all my heart.”

Oprah Winfrey herself presented the honor to Jaycee at the DVF Awards, dedicated to honoring women for continued leadership, strength and courage.

Winfrey, who received the Lifetime Leadership award, said she had been eager to meet Dugard “to tell her how much her story and her life meant to me.”

“I am so proud of you,” said Winfrey. “You are using your courage and your strength and your power to show the world that you care.”

Speaking about her JAYC Foundation that helps families recovering from abduction, Dugard urged people to empower themselves by helping others.