Mother charged with abducting daughter from SPI out on bond

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The mother of a young girl who went missing from South Padre Island over the summer was released on bond.

Officials at the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center say Lillian Maria Crouch was released on Jan. 1.

She is charged with interference with child custody and contempt of court. Her total bond was set at $110,000.

The young girl’s father, Dakota Crouch, reported his daughter missing on July 2. 

As previously reported on ValleyCentral, Dakota said he last saw Rilee when he returned her back home to her mother.

When Dakota went to pick Rilee again, both his daughter and the child’s mother were gone.

The five-month search for Rilee came to a close on Dec. 29, after the 4-year-old and her mother were tracked down in Panama.

During the arraignment, it was revealed Crouch escaped to multiple countries with Rilee including Mexico, Guatemala, Turkey, and Panama.

Under the conditions of her bond, Crouch’s passport will be revoked, and she will not be allowed to leave Cameron County.