Cameron County woman pleads guilty after kidnapping daughter during custody dispute
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Lillian Maria Crouch, a 31-year-old woman from Cameron County, pleaded guilty to interfering with child custody after kidnapping her daughter, Rilee Crouch, from South Padre Island. The incident occurred in July 2024, when Lillian took Rilee, who was four years old at the time, overseas without custody rights. They were discovered in Panama in December 2024 while trying to enter Turkey with false documents. U.S. Marshals apprehended them, and Rilee was reunited with her father. Lillian is scheduled for sentencing on June 29, 2026, and is currently out on bond.
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