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Man Accused Of Kidnapping 8-Year-Old Appears In Court

DENVER (CBS4) - The man accused of kidnapping a Denver 8-year-old was back in court Wednesday morning.

Bret Thompson is charged with kidnapping and sexual assault. Prosecutors say he kidnapped an 8-year-old girl who was playing with a friend in an alley behind South Raleigh Street. She was found 90 minutes later at a gas station on federal.

After a nationwide manhunt, police arrested Thompson sleeping in his van in New Jersey.

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