Woman kidnapped by stepdad aged 11 and forced to have his 9 kids reveals how she escaped

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In a clip ahead of the segment, Rosalynn can be heard describing to Dr Oz how her captor was able to take her as a young girl, and control her. She told Dr Oz: "As an adult now I look back and I can see exactly how that he was grooming me the whole time. But as a child you don't know those things." Rosalynn then described the extraordinary chain of events that led to her and her children finally escaping evil Piette.
Snatched by her stepdad
Piette, 63, first sexually abused Rosalynn when she was 10, before 'marrying' her a year later in a ceremony officiated by his 15-year-old son, according to reports. She claims her mum found out about the abuse and ended her relationship with Piette, reportedly moving into a women's shelter for victims of domestic abuse with her family. But in 1997, Piette managed to snatch Rosalynn from her school in retaliation, and took her on the run. Her mum searched desperately for her girl, but authorities never managed to catch up with Piette, as he moved around America and shifted to Mexico with the kidnapped schoolgirl. Over two decades, he raped and abused her over a hellish two decades, forcing her to wear disguises and foiling Rosalynn's numerous attempts to escape him. Rosalynn reportedly suffered a miscarriage when she was 13 and was forced to flush the foetus down the toilet by Piette. She was forced to give birth to her first child in the back of a van, aged just 15. She claims Piette spent all of their cash on drink and drugs, and beat her with an assault rifle, beer bottles and a baseball bat. He forced her to take on fake identities and beg for cash as a panhandler, as they travelled around Mexico and the United States, prosecutors said, according to the Washington Post . Piette had spoken out about the case after Rosalynn fled- calling her account "lies" and describing them as "married" and in love. It has previously been reported that the couple who met them in the grocery store became suspicious of Piette, after he accidentally revealed his real age, and had noted that the family appeared malnourished. After they offered to help her, Rosalynn eventually arrived at their doorstep with her eight of her nine children - the eldest had already left home. The family was brought back to safety in the US, and Piette was arrested in 2017 when he attempted to cross the border. He was found guilty on kidnapping and child abuse, rape and molestation charges in June. He has been compared to Josef Fritzl , who kept his daughter prisoner for decades as a sex slave in a hidden basement. Piette faces life in prison for his federal crimes, but must still stand trial in Oklahoma.Do not miss out on the latest news. Join the Standard Digital Telegram channel HERE.