Cleo Smith

A man on trial for abducting a four-year-old girl from a remote Australian campsite confessed to her kidnapping on Monday, a surprise development in the case that garnered worldwide attention.

Australian police charged a 36-year-old man on Thursday with abducting a four-year-old girl from an outback campsite 18 days before she was found safe in a locked house.

The man suspected of abducting a four-year-old Australian girl from a campsite 19 days ago is believed to have "acted alone", police said, and will likely be charged later Thursday.

A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from a campsite 18 days ago was found "alive and well" in a locked house Wednesday, telling elated police officers: "My name is Cleo."

Australian authorities on Thursday offered Aus$1 million (US$750,000) for information leading to the discovery of a missing four-year-old girl feared abducted from a remote campsite last weekend.

A man on trial for abducting a four-year-old girl from a remote Australian campsite confessed to her kidnapping on Monday, a surprise development in the case that garnered worldwide attention.

Australian police charged a 36-year-old man on Thursday with abducting a four-year-old girl from an outback campsite 18 days before she was found safe in a locked house.

The man suspected of abducting a four-year-old Australian girl from a campsite 19 days ago is believed to have "acted alone", police said, and will likely be charged later Thursday.

A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from a campsite 18 days ago was found "alive and well" in a locked house Wednesday, telling elated police officers: "My name is Cleo."

Australian authorities on Thursday offered Aus$1 million (US$750,000) for information leading to the discovery of a missing four-year-old girl feared abducted from a remote campsite last weekend.