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He abducted his two daughters and fled to Belize a year ago and Michael Bari, one of America's most wanted, was on the run until he was tracked down by the Dr. Phil Show. U.S. media reports say Hari and his teenage daughters were found living in a rigid religious cult in Belize.

In March of 2005, Hari, who is a former police officer in Illinois, took his daughters Mollie and Allene away from their mother and in defiance of a court order, fled the United States. Sometime later he ended up right here in Belize and was living, not in any rigid cult, but within a Mennonite community. We have been following the story since last week Tuesday when the show first aired. Today the update was that Hari and his daughters were found. See It: [On Demand]

Allene and Mollie are back with their mother. The father has been charged with child abduction and interference with visitation rights. If found guilty Hari would face about 5 years in jail. Hari was not deported or given an order to leave. In fact he willingly jumped back on a plane an voluntarily returned to Illinois to face charges.