BT's Kidnapped Daughter Found

Police called off the search for the 3 year old daughter of progressive trance
pioneer Brian BT Transeau this week after private investigators and US marshals
discovered her a month after she'd gone missing.

Ashley Duffy, the estranged partner of BT and mother of Kaia, was held without bail
at Lynwood Jail, California, press reports said, and could now face charges of
kidnapping.

Kaia's discovery came a month after Ms Duffy, who reportedly had joint custody of
their child, took off with Kaia after an authorized overnight stay in Silver
Springs, prompting US cops to issue a warrant for her arrest.

"Kaia was abducted by her non custodial mother, Ashley Duffy, on December 19, 2007.
A felony warrant for Kidnapping was issued for the abductor on January 5, 2008," the
warrant stated, "Kaia has a birthmark on the right side of her ribcage. Her nickname
is Kiki. Ashley has a tattoo on her back. Caution is advised."

Despite the warrant's recommendation of caution, Montgomery County police media
relations director Lt. Paul Starks told Maryland Community Newspapers last week 'we
have no reason to believe that the mother would harm that child'.

"However, there's always concern when the whereabouts of a child are not known," he
added.

The case sparked vicious rumours on the net, including a highly defamatory posting
against BT allegedly made by Ms Duffy's mother, and speaking to ABC News this week
(before Kaia was found) BT claimed Ms Duffy had been violent to him (though not to
Kaia).

ABC added that LA police subsequently confirmed that they had been called to the
Transeau household on 'domestic assault' call outs though said no charges were ever
laid against either parent.

"It's a very cliché thing, but it (fatherhood) is the greatest satisfaction and
impact on my life," BT said in his ABC news interview, "Above everything I've
accomplished personally and professionally."

http://www.myspace.com/mrbt