A teenager from the United States, who was allegedly held in Costa Rica for many years before returning home, wishes to see her jailed kidnappers.

Mary Nunes is 19 years old; she recently returned to the U.S. along with her 50-year old stepfather Scott Kelley. In 2004, Miss Nunes was reported as having being kidnapped by her mother and Mr. Kelley and brought to Costa Rica. For many years, the couple was wanted by the U.S. Marshals, who listed Miss Nunes as being a kidnapping victim needing rescue.

As previously reported by The Costa Rica Star:

On April 13, Kelley and Nunes, entered the U.S. Consulate in Costa Rica, and requested passports be issued to return to the United States. During this process it was learned that Kelley had an outstanding arrest warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and that Nunes, 19, was a missing person. Given this information, Kelley and Nunes were issued temporary passports for travel back to the United States.

Kelley attempted to re-enter the United States at a Customs and Border Patrol checkpoint at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and was immediately arrested by U.S. Marshals who were awaiting his arrival. Nunes was interviewed to ensure her health and safety and was allowed to continue to her final destination.

According to an Associated Press news wire, which was recently published by The Valley News, a newspaper serving New Hampshire, Miss Nunes has told the court that her alleged kidnappers actually rescued her from a life of abuse at the hands of her biological father, Mark Nunes.

In August 2014, Kelley was featured as the U.S. Marshals “Fugitive of the Week” in New Hampshire. This local effort coincided with the nationally televised story about Mary Nunes and her kidnappers being aired August 31 on “The Hunt,” a CNN program hosted by John Walsh.

Miss Nunes’ mother, who is a family practice physician, surrendered to U.S. law enforcement in November 2014 and has been in custody since she left Costa Rica. Dr. Kelley is not allowed to see her daughter, a restriction that has deeply upset Miss Nunes. She wants to visit her mother in prison, and she considers Mr. Kelley, who is a special education teacher, to be her only father.

According to the Associated Press, Miss Nunes has provided the court with additional documents, namely:

a letter from a psychotherapist in Costa Rica, Johanna Alpizar Cespedes, who says she’s been treating the young woman since 2011 for anxiety and stress stemming from her childhood abuse. Cespedes also asks that Nunes be allowed to testify by video, saying she is not emotionally prepared to testify in public.

Dr. Kelley has alleged that her ex-husband, who is a pediatrician, sexually abused her daughter, a statement also supported by Miss Nunes. For that reason, Dr. Kelley reportedly escaped to Costa Rica with her daughter and second husband. Dr. Nunes, who denies the abuse allegations, has since remarried and now has two other children.