US prosecutors dismiss charges in Vt. lesbian case
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Federal prosecutors have worked out a deal with an American missionary in Nicaragua that may help them find a woman who fled the country in a custody dispute with her former lesbian partner, court documents show.
Prosecutors have decided to drop criminal charges against Timothy David "Timo" Miller in exchange for his testimony in future proceedings in the case, according to Oct. 28 documents.
Miller was charged with helping Lisa Miller, who is no relation to him, flee the United States with her 9-year-old daughter Isabella in defiance of a Vermont court order that granted custody to her former partner, Janet Jenkins.
Prior to his April arrest, Timothy Miller had been working as a missionary in Nicaragua. The FBI is continuing to investigate the case against Lisa Miller of Forest, Va., whose whereabouts are unknown.
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