Rescued After 12 Years: Dad Who Never Gave Up Looking for His Kidnapped Daughter, Gets Her Back

Aimee Herd : Oct 2, 2014
Elaine Quijano – CBS News

"I'm going to ask her if I could give her a hug."

"Love and happiness, and family." That's what Gregory Allen listed as what he was looking forward to, now that his daughter Sabrina—missing for over a decade—was found and rescued by FBI agents and Mexican police. (Photo via CBS News)

Sabrina Allen was reportedly only four-years-old when her mother kidnapped her and fled to Mexico—Gregory had sole custody.

According to the CBS News report, a break in the case came through a "confidential tip received four weeks ago," and a rescue plan paid off when the child—now 17—was retrieved from the place where she'd been living with her mother, Dara Llorens, southeast of Mexico City.

In the press conference that followed, Gregory Allen noted of his daughter, "She was not living a regular life. She apparently has not been at school and apparently rarely left their small apartment."

Gregory added that Dara had tried to brainwash Sabrina. (Photo via CBS News)

"She's been manipulated and told I'm a bad guy, a wife beater, and child molester, and you get the idea," he said.

Dara Llorens was being held at the Travis County Jail, charged with aggravated kidnapping and interfering with child custody, according to the report.

Meanwhile, Sabrina is not quite ready for a reunion with her father, however, when she is, Gregory said, "I'm going to ask her if I could give her a hug."