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May 18, 2018 - 09:38 AM
Alicia kozakiewicz is an American television personality, and Internet safety and missing persons advocate.
She was born on March 23, 1988 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
She gained public knowledge in 2002 at the age of 13 when she was the victim of an Internet luring and child abduction that received widespread media attention. Her convicted attacker, was a computer programmer by the name of Scott Tyree.
After almost nine months of chatting and grooming (manipulating her online), on New Year’s Day 2002, he convinced her to leave her family home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to meet with him on the streets nearby.
Once he had her in his grasp, he proceeded to kidnap her by driving five hours back to his home in Herndon, Virginia where she was held prisoner for four days.
Once they got to his house, she was stripped naked, tied up with a locking dog collar around her neck then raped and beaten repeatedly.
On the fourth day of her captivity before Scott Tyree returned home from work, Alicia kozakiewicz was rescued by FBI agents.
Scott Tyree was later sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison.
Since her ordeal, she has joined the television network, Investigation Discovery (ID), to educate the public on, and effect change for, issues such as Internet safety, missing persons, human trafficking, and child safety awareness education.
She also became the founder of the Alicia Project, an advocacy group designed to raise awareness about online predators, abduction, and child sexual exploitation. She has also become the face of Alicia's Law, which provides a dedicated revenue source for child rescue efforts.
Her story and mission has been featured on, among others, the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, Fox & Friends, Good Morning America, Anderson Live, Investigation Discovery (ID), The CW, CNN, MSNBC, as well as, internationally in a number of publications including People and Cosmopolitan.
Collaborating with four other young survivors, Alicia co-authored a Department of Justice OJJDP publication, You’re Not Alone: The Journey From Abduction to Empowerment, a survival guide for returning abductees.
She was born on March 23, 1988 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
She gained public knowledge in 2002 at the age of 13 when she was the victim of an Internet luring and child abduction that received widespread media attention. Her convicted attacker, was a computer programmer by the name of Scott Tyree.
After almost nine months of chatting and grooming (manipulating her online), on New Year’s Day 2002, he convinced her to leave her family home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to meet with him on the streets nearby.
Once he had her in his grasp, he proceeded to kidnap her by driving five hours back to his home in Herndon, Virginia where she was held prisoner for four days.
Once they got to his house, she was stripped naked, tied up with a locking dog collar around her neck then raped and beaten repeatedly.
On the fourth day of her captivity before Scott Tyree returned home from work, Alicia kozakiewicz was rescued by FBI agents.
Scott Tyree was later sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison.
Since her ordeal, she has joined the television network, Investigation Discovery (ID), to educate the public on, and effect change for, issues such as Internet safety, missing persons, human trafficking, and child safety awareness education.
She also became the founder of the Alicia Project, an advocacy group designed to raise awareness about online predators, abduction, and child sexual exploitation. She has also become the face of Alicia's Law, which provides a dedicated revenue source for child rescue efforts.
Her story and mission has been featured on, among others, the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, Fox & Friends, Good Morning America, Anderson Live, Investigation Discovery (ID), The CW, CNN, MSNBC, as well as, internationally in a number of publications including People and Cosmopolitan.
Collaborating with four other young survivors, Alicia co-authored a Department of Justice OJJDP publication, You’re Not Alone: The Journey From Abduction to Empowerment, a survival guide for returning abductees.
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