( CNN ) -- A northern California couple have offered a `` full confession '' for their role in kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her for 18 years , a defense lawyer said Monday . Stephen Tapson , the court-appointed attorney for Nancy Garrido , told reporters that she and Philip Garrido had given `` full and complete statements '' to the El Dorado , California , sheriff 's office -- including one such session in which Dugard was in the same room , separated from her alleged abductors by only a table . `` They 've been honest with them , in the hope of mercy on the behalf of Mr. Garrido for Mrs. Garrido , '' said Tapson , who does not represent Philip Garrido . The pair told authorities `` everything they wanted to know . '' Dugard was 11 years old when she was snatched in 1991 from the street in front of her home in South Lake Tahoe , California . Authorities say the Garridos held Dugard in a hidden compound behind their home for 18 years . She was 29 when she was found in August 2009 at the Garridos ' home in Antioch , California , about 120 miles from her house . Garrido , a registered sex offender on parole at the time of his arrest , has been accused of fathering two daughters with Dugard during her captivity . Tapson alluded to Nancy Garrido 's role in kidnapping Dugard and other issues , while distancing his client from her part in the forced sexual relationship between Dugard and Philip Garrido . He said that Nancy Garrido served as a mother figure to Dugard 's children , fathered by Philip and born while Jaycee was in captivity . Calling his client 's case `` a classic example of really lousy taste in men , '' Tapson said he 'd likely argue that Nancy Garrido suffered from `` Stockholm syndrome '' -- unswervingly following her husband , even when it meant committing illegal acts . Nancy Garrido `` does n't want to disengage '' with her husband -- `` but hopefully she will , with urging , '' her lawyer said . Neither Garrido has pled guilty to any crimes , as of yet . Absent a plea agreement , Nancy Garrido could face 278 years , eight months in prison , while Philip Garrido might get upwards of 440 years , according to Tapson . Dugard now lives in seclusion with her mother , Terry Probyn , and Dugard 's two daughters . Officials had previously said Dugard does not want to speak to either Garrido . Tapson said he has asked to speak to Dugard but that she has not talked to him as of yet . He said Nancy Garrido was in `` tears '' when she saw Dugard , who listened to a confessed statement from the two at the El Dorado Sheriff Office 's detective bureau . Tapson spoke Monday outside El Dorado Superior Court in Placerville following a brief hearing into several media outlets ' request to make public grand jury testimony and Philip Garrido 's mental health records . Judge Douglas Phimster denied the motion , according to a court statement , saying that doing so `` will prejudice ( the Garridos ' ) right to a fair trial . '' Philip Garrido will next be in court March 17 , according to the El Dorado Superior Court website , for his arraignment -- a step that has been delayed amid questions about his mental competence . There is no posted date for Nancy Garrido 's next court appearance .
NEW : A judge denies media 's request for grand jury testimony and other info . Nancy Garrido 's lawyer says his client and her husband Nancy Garrido 's gave a `` full confession '' The pair , who have n't pled guilty , told authorities `` everything they wanted to know '' Nancy Garrido 's was kidnapped at two and had 11 children while in captivity for 11 years old .