{"id":20159,"date":"2025-02-02T17:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=20159"},"modified":"2025-02-02T17:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:14:53","slug":"father-caught-on-tv-killing-man-who-kidnapped-and-molested-his-son-gave-chilling-response-when-asked-about-the-murder-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=20159","title":{"rendered":"Father caught on TV killing man who kidnapped and molested his son gave chilling response when asked about the murder years later"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual abuse and rape which some readers may find distressing.<\/em><\/p>\n

A father who killed a man who ‘raped and kidnapped’ his son doubled down on what he did when asked about it years later.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the 1980s, then-elementary\u00a0school<\/a>\u00a0student Jody Plauch\u00e9 was subjected to years of grooming and sexual abuse from his karate teacher, Jeffrey Doucet.<\/p>\n

Doucet kidnapped the young boy in February 1984, taking Jody to a motel in Anaheim,\u00a0California<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jody was missing for two weeks before police tracked him and Doucet down after his abuser allowed Jody to call his mother from the motel he was being held at.<\/p>\n

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Jeffrey Doucet was arrested in 1984 after kidnapping Jody Plauch\u00e9 (Orange County Sheriff)<\/cite><\/div>\n

By March 1, Jody had been reunited with his family and Doucet was in\u00a0police<\/a>\u00a0custody.<\/p>\n

He was transported back to Louisiana to face trial for his alleged crimes, but Doucet never made it in front of a judge.<\/p>\n

When he arrived at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, he was shot in the head and ended up in a coma. He died from his injuries the following day.<\/p>\n

As for who shot him, it went on to be revealed that it was Jody’s father, Gary Plauch\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Doucet’s arrival was being filmed by local\u00a0news<\/a>\u00a0channel WBRZ, when Gary (who was trying to conceal his identity) was seen wearing a cap and pretending to be on the phone.<\/p>\n

The camera crew then caught the moment that Gary fired at Doucet and the criminal fell to the ground.<\/p>\n

A police officer was quick to identify the father and rushed over to him and said: “Why, Gary?! Why?!”<\/p>\n

Despite being responsible for Doucet’s death, Gary never served any time behind bars.<\/p>\n

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Gary Plauch\u00e9 was never imprisoned for shooting his son’s abuser (@jplauche\/Twitter)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The father had initially been charged with second-degree murder, but he agreed to a plea deal which saw him plead no contest to manslaughter.<\/p>\n

As part of the deal, Gary was sentenced to seven years’ suspended sentence, with five years’ probation and 300 hours of community service, which he completed in 1989.<\/p>\n

When asked about the killing while appearing in an\u00a0ESPN special report<\/a>, Gary maintained that he would do it all over again and had no regrets.<\/p>\n

Last year,\u00a0Jody opened up on how he’s doing<\/a>\u00a0following his traumatic experience as a child.<\/p>\n

“I wouldn’t trade my life,” he\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0The Mirror. “Knowing how it turned out, I wouldn’t trade it in for anything.”<\/p>\n

Jody has dedicated a lot of his adult life to activism and raising awareness about child sexual exploitation.<\/p>\n

He decided to do this after Baton Rouge sheriff told him that one of his interviews on a talk show in 1991 inspired another young boy to come forward and detail the abuse he’d endured at the hands of his local pastor.<\/p>\n

“That’s the moment where I decided that I’m going to keep raising awareness. I’m going to keep speaking out, and hopefully, I can make a difference,” Jody said.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been affected by any of these issues or want to speak to someone in confidence regarding the welfare of a child, the<\/em>\u00a0Childhelp<\/em><\/a>\u00a0USA National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, US Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico.<\/em><\/p>\n

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