article_snippet.sent: At the time, the child's father, Mark Nunes, had full custody rights.
article_snippet.sent: Mary Nunes, now 19, was interviewed by investigators at the Atlanta airport to ensure her health and safety and then allowed to continue to her final destination, Berry said.
article_snippet.sent: In a statement released through a private investigator he's hired in the case, her father said that her father was thrilled to learn Mary is safe.
article_snippet.sent: We love Mary and are overjoyed that Mary is alive and back in the US.
article_snippet.sent: We hearts and home are open to Mary, and We will do everything We can to insure Mary remains safe and healthy," Mark Nunes said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: We remain concerned about Mary emotional and physical well-being.
article_snippet.sent: On a Facebook page defending Mary, supporters of the mother say Mary did what any parent would do under the same circumstances.
article_snippet.sent: Photos on a Facebook page defending her show Mary standing with friends holding signs that say, "Justice for Gen!
highlights_snippet.sent: Mary Nunes' father says Mary Nunes' father is "overjoyed Mary Nunes' father is alive and back in the US" 