Rape of Jaycee began at age 11 and involved Nancy Garrido

THE rape of Jaycee Dugard by convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido began within a month of her abduction at age 11, extended through her childhood and involved not only Phillip Garrido, but also his wife, Nancy, according to charges filed by El Dorado County prosecutors.

Whether Nancy Garrido physically participated in the sexual assaults was unclear. Combined, the couple face 29 felony counts that could bring each of them multiple life sentences if convicted.

Garrido and his wife appeared together in a media-packed Placerville courtroom for their arraignment, sitting in the jury box, their arms shackled in front of their waists. Nancy Garrido, 54, heaved, furrowed her brow and hung her dark hair over her face, shielding it.