Elizabeth Smart Shares Harrowing Tale of Abuse

JOPPA, Md. -Elizabeth Smart is sharing her harrowing tale of physical and emotional abuse turned into survival and hope, saying she's ready to break her silence in an effort to help others.

Smart, 24, was kidnapped at the age 14, taken from her bedroom in 2002, found and returned home nine months later. On Friday, she visited Maryland to share her story with others at Cherish the Child, the eighth-annual Child Protection Awareness Event.

Sharing incredibly personal details about the most horrific time of her life, Smart talked about her kidnapping before a sold-out crowd of 700 people who converged on the New Life Center at Mountain Christian Church in Harford County.

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