GUILTY CO - Rosalynn McGinnis, 12, abducted, raped & beaten, held in Mexico 19 years, 31 Jan 1997 *Arrest*

A federal judge decided Monday that the man accused of kidnapping his stepdaughter for nearly 20 years will stand trial in May.

Henri Piette had a mental competency evaluation in Wagoner County in September, in which he was found competent.

Piette faces two counts of lewd molestation, first degree rape, and child abuse by injury.

Piette will remain in custody until the trial starts in May 2019.

Man accused of kidnapping stepdaughter for nearly 20 years will stand trial in May
 
A federal judge decided Monday that the man accused of kidnapping his stepdaughter for nearly 20 years will stand trial in May.

Henri Piette had a mental competency evaluation in Wagoner County in September, in which he was found competent.

Piette faces two counts of lewd molestation, first degree rape, and child abuse by injury.

Piette will remain in custody until the trial starts in May 2019.

Man accused of kidnapping stepdaughter for nearly 20 years will stand trial in May

The article mentions that he used her to father nine children. What a monster! I wonder if he abused the children as well.
 
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a 64-year-old man accused of kidnapping his stepdaughter and holding her captive for 19 years in Mexico and elsewhere while fathering her nine children.

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of Oklahoma
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 10, 2019
Defendant Guilty Of 1997 Kidnapping And Traveling With Intent To Engage In Sexual Act With A Juvenile
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Defendant Henri Michelle Piette, age 63, was found guilty by a federal jury of Kidnapping and Travel with Intent to Engage in Sexual Act with a Juvenile. The verdict was reached on Thursday, June 6, 2019, following a seven-day trial. The defendant was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in December 2017.

Evidence presented at trial showed the defendant had kidnapped the victim from Poteau, Oklahoma, in 1997 where she had been living with her mother, who had been in a relationship with the defendant. Over the course of the nearly 20 years that followed, the defendant repeatedly raped and inflicted physical and emotional abuse upon the victim. The victim gave birth to nine children, the first being born in 2000 when she was 15 years old. In July 2016 the victim was able to escape with her children to the United States Consular General Offices in Nogales, Mexico. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified and the investigation began.

During the trial, witnesses testified the defendant had moved with the victim and children dozens of times within the United States and Mexico. He used numerous aliases and forced the victim to use aliases and dye her hair black and wear glasses to change her appearance. He controlled the victim by violence, threats of violence, and sexual abuse against her and her children.

Assistant United States Attorneys Edward Snow and Sarah McAmis represented the United States. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office for Oklahoma’s 27th Prosecutorial District.

“The victim endured two decades of horrific abuse by the defendant. Her courage lead her to escape and rescue her children and allowed investigators and prosecutors to seek justice on her behalf. Ultimately her courage ended the defendant’s reign of terror,” said United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester. “I know this verdict cannot heal the countless wounds inflicted by the defendant. It should prevent him from ever inflicting more.”

“The FBI Oklahoma City Division, and the special agents who investigated this crime, hope that the guilty verdict delivered against Henri Piette will bring some sense of closure to those he inflicted immeasurable mental and physical abuse upon for over 20 years. By bringing Mr. Piette to justice, the victims of his heinous acts can now begin the process of healing. The FBI is honored to have been a part of this long-term investigation alongside our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners.” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven D’Antuono, FBI Oklahoma City Division.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the trial. Sentencing will be scheduled following the completion of a presentence report.

She was kidnapped by her stepfather as a child in Oklahoma, held captive 19 years. Then she escaped.
Piette has maintained his innocence and told Fox23 that most of the claims against him are "lies."

"Ninety-nine percent of them are lies. I’m telling the truth,” he told the outlet.
 
JUN 13, 2019
She was kidnapped by her stepfather as a child in Oklahoma, held captive 19 years. Then she escaped.
[...]

Shortly after kidnapping McGinnis, Piette "took her to a van" and "married" her, according to The Associated Press.

During the almost two decades McGinnis was held captive, she was forced to alter her appearance and use various aliases. In 2000, at the age of 15, she gave birth to Piette's first child, authorities said. She would later give birth to the eight other children fathered by Piette.

When she turned 18, Piette made McGinnis go to a police station in Arizona, where they were living at the time, and tell officers that she ran away from home so she would be removed from the national missing persons registry, she told People magazine in an August 2017 interview. Her name had been added to the list after her mother reported her missing.

[...]

At some later point, McGinnis, with eight of her children, fled to Lisa and Ian's home after Piette passed out from drinking, according to KSHB. McGinnis' oldest child had already escaped. McGinnis was eventually reunited with her family after getting help from the U.S. Embassy and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

[...]

The U.S. Attorney's Office told NBC News that McGinnis and her children, who range in ages from 4 to 19, still "struggle emotionally" from the trauma they endured. McGinnis now lives in Missouri with most of her children, a spokesperson for the office said. The oldest child, a boy, lives on his own.
 
Oklahoma man jailed for life 23 years after kidnapping stepdaughter, fathering 9 children with her

An Oklahoma man convicted of kidnapping his then-12-year-old stepdaughter and fathering nine children with her while he imprisoned her over the course of nearly 20 years was sentenced this week to life in prison, officials said

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As a part of Piette’s sentence, he was required to pay a fine of $50,000 and over $50,000 in restitution to the victim. NBC News identified the victim as Piette's stepdaughter.
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