MOSCOW, Idaho — A Moscow couple and the child’s grandfather have been sentenced in connection with the 2024 kidnapping of a Pullman infant and flight to Mexico.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Aaron Aung failed to return his daughter to her biological mother after a court-ordered visitation in May 2024. Authorities said Aung and his fiancée, Nadia Cole, fled with the child to Mexico on June 1, 2024.
While in Mexico, investigators determined Aaron Aung was communicating with his father, Jaimes Aung, about the investigation and how to avoid law enforcement.
Mexican authorities located Aaron Aung and Cole in July 2024. They were arrested and deported to the United States. The child was reunited with her lawful parent in Whitman County.
Aaron Aung and Jaimes Aung were convicted at trial of conspiracy to commit international parental kidnapping and international parental kidnapping. Both men sought new trials, but a judge denied their motions.
Aaron Aung was sentenced to 36 months in prison followed by three years of probation. Jaimes Aung was sentenced to 30 months in prison and one year of probation.
Cole pleaded guilty to international parental kidnapping, and a second charge was dismissed. She was sentenced to six months in jail and one year of probation.
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