The mother also said she is cooperating with investigators and that her daughter 'is safe and healthy.'
Watch Donohue read the mother's statement » 'I want to ask you, the press, to respect my family's privacy and to not attempt to contact my daughter or myself,' the mother said in a written statement read by her attorney. The mother of the girl asked that the news media leave the family alone.
But Donohue said Tuesday, 'To my understanding, the abuse occurred before she was 3 years old.' The attorney said he knows who the baby sitter is, but would not release that information because of the ongoing investigation.Įarlier, officials had said the girl, who is now 7, was 3-years-old at the time the video was made. The abuse most likely occurred while the mother - a single woman working six days a week - was at work, Donohue said.
I believe that is your daughter,'' he said.ĭonohue said the mother recognized the suspect, Chester Arthur Stiles, 37, a former animal trainer. 'A family friend called her and said, 'My God, you need to turn on the TV. The mother did not know her daughter had ever been victimized and was apparently oblivious to efforts to find her until last Friday, Jerry T.
