Samantha Geldenhuis

But this time, she would be at the federal courthouse, charged with international parental kidnapping and two counts of passport fraud, crimes that could put Leigh behind bars for 23 years.

Lee was denied bail while awaiting trial.

Prosecutor Nathan Williams.

Lee acknowledges she broke the law by getting those fake passports, but says she is not guilty of kidnapping.

You do not think that you broke the law by taking her out of the country?

The law was broken when a corrupt court system took that baby from me and took her mother away from her.

In your mind, you did not kidnap her?

She's my daughter.

You did not have the legal right to take her out of the country.

A legal right be damned.

But after five months in jail, Lee realized she didn't have the money or the firepower to fight the U.S.

government.

She pled guilty to all three charges, including kidnapping.

Lee was sentenced to 21 months in prison with credit for time served.

For the man who had searched for her, it was a disappointing sentence.

Have you ever for one moment thought, maybe I should have let her know Harris taught?

No.

No remorse about cheating him out of 20 years with his daughter?

None.

Lee says time has proven she was not who Harris said she was.