Australian Admits Abducting 4-Year-Old Girl From Family Tent

Australian Admits Abducting 4-Year-Old Girl From Family Tent
Terence Darrell Kelly boards a plane after being taken into custody by members of the Special Operations Group at Carnarvon airport in Carnarvon, Australia, on Nov. 5, 2021. Tamati Smith/Getty Images
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PERTH, Australia—A man pleaded guilty Monday to abducting a 4-year-old girl from her family’s camping tent on Australia’s west coast last year.

Police found Cleo Smith alone in a house in Carnarvon, a town of 5,000 people, 18 days after she went missing last October. The search for her had captivated Australians, and the police who found her wept with relief when she told them, “My name is Cleo,” when they asked her identity.