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Jody Plauche was just 11 years old when he was kidnapped by his karate instructor, who had been raping him for a year - and his father, Gary, shot and killed the man on live TV

Four decades after the horrific rape and abuse he suffered at the hands of his karate teacher before his father killed the man on live TV, Jody Plauché is doing well — in fact, he's celebrating his life

A MAN has spoken of the moment his dad shot dead a paedophile who had kidnapped and abused him during a horrifying ordeal.Gary Plauche gunned down Jef

A MAN has spoken of the moment his dad shot dead a paedophile who had kidnapped and abused him during a horrifying ordeal.Gary Plauche gunned down Jef

Gary Plauche, the man who shot dead the man who kidnapped and assaulted his eleven year old son, has remained the centre of

>> the next day, the phone was just swamped with people calling, and i would guess 19 out of 20 were very upset about us even booking him for murder. the vast majority of people said, what would you do, he deserved what he got. that sort of thing. >> in the end, gary plauche pleads no contest to manslaughter and is sentenced to five years probation and community service. >> as a prosecutor, you have to make decisions on every case. here the evidence was clearly a murder taking place by gary plau...

And people cant comprehend. why would you go with him to california? i would say that was the closest i came to telling what was going on because i didnt want to go to california. >> afraid of upsetting his family, jody carries to california a dark secret about jeff doucet. >> jeff had been sexually abusing me the year leading up to california. theres all kind of molesters out there. and most of them are someone that the kid knows and trusts. >> back home in louisiana, his parents, unaware of th...

A trusted martial arts instructor is accused of kidnapping and abusing one of his students. the victims father uses a gun to take matters into his own hands. [ gunshot ] >> and the horrifying scene is all caught on camera. 1983. jeff doucet teaches martial arts to children in louisiana. >> theres a lot of throws, takedowns, arm bars, wrist locks, and choke holds. >> doucet appears to take a special interest in one of his students. 11-year-old jody plauche. february 19th, 1984, jody disappears an...

With his family. >> jody. >> look at me, baby. >> did you learn anything from this? >> yes. how much i love my children. really how much. its just -- its a lonely feeling. its -- its very emotional. >> days later, authorities are set to bring jeff doucet back to louisiana. retired sheriffs deputy michael barnett -- >> i was one of the two people who went to california to pick jeffrey doucet up and bring him to baton rouge as a prisoner. >> as the authorities move the accused through the airport,...

And i notice a gentleman standing by the bank of phones which was about eight feet from me. >> that gentleman is the victims father, gary plauche. >> i didnt pay too close attention to him because he seemed like a normal passenger waiting for someone. >> i didnt know that gary was standing there. i didnt recognize him. i was looking behind the tv lights to see who else was there. >> i had my reporter go close to the security side it let me know when the suspect jeff doucet was being brought in. ...