Elizabeth Ann Smart is an American woman and is now a political activist. She is currently a Mormon missionary in France. Elizabeth Ann Smart was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ed and Lois Smart. Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart is heading in front of the news cameras again .
Elizabeth Smart has found a way to turn her personal tragedy into a triumph. Kidnapped at 14 from her Salt Lake City home and rescued nine months later, the girl whose story riveted us all is now a poised, outspoken 23 year old and has been hired as an ABC News correspondent. Smart, who was abducted in 2002 when she was 14 years old from her Utah home before being found nine months later, is signing on with ABC News as an expert in missing persons and child abduction cases.
The deal, first reported Wednesday night, may have been in the works for a long time. Julie Townsend says that This is definitely not about looking backward and telling her story, which has been well. Smart, 23, is expected to appear on camera within the next few weeks, Townsend said. She will appear when there are missing children cases in the news.
A family spokesman said that Smart wants to use her new on air position to create awareness about missing kids.Smart will make her debut in the next couple weeks, although she will not appear in ABC News' upcoming coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case, which has parallels with her own.
The new role comes months after Smart's terrifying kidnapping case was closed. In December, Brian David Mitchell was convicted of kidnapping and taking Smart across state lines for the purpose of illegal sexual activity. He was sentenced to life without parole.
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