43-year-old Amalia Tabata Pereira, wife of the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league outfielder Jose Tabata, was arrested on charges of kidnapping a two-month-old child in Tampa, Florida, on March 23, 2009.
Pereira posed as a immigration official when she abducted the child.Tampa Online: Pirates Minor Leaguer 'Hurt' By Wife's... (March 25, 2009) According to Tabata, Pereira faked a pregnancy prior to the abduction, then presented the infant to Tabata, claiming it was his child.CBSSports.com: Tabata: Wife Lied About Being Pregnant Before Alleged Abduction
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The president of the Pittsburgh Pirates released a statement about the situation on March 25, 2009. According to the statement, the sheriff's office confirmed that Jose Tabata was not involved in the kidnapping of the baby girl. The statement said that Tabata was "as shocked as the rest of us" when he learned of his wife's involvement in the kidnapping. He is fully cooperating with law enforcement.Tampa Online: Pirates Minor Leaguer 'Hurt' By Wife's... (March 25, 2009)
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Charged with false imprisonment, interference with child custody and impersonating a social service workerTampa Online: Pirates Minor Leaguer 'Hurt' By Wife's... (March 25, 2009)
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Told the mother she could stay in the U.S. if she handed the baby overTampa Online: Pirates Minor Leaguer 'Hurt' By Wife's... (March 25, 2009)
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Baby was abducted from the Plant City Health Department Monday, March 23, 2009myFox Tampa Bay: Kidnapping suspect faces a judge(March 25, 2009) (March 25, 2009)
