NYC model pleads guilty to kidnapping baby

New York City model Michelle Marie Gopaul has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to abducting a one-month-old baby girl in Toronto, according to reports. RadarOnline.com reports that the 24-year-old pleaded guilty in a Toronto courtroom Friday to one count of child abduction.

Police in Canada say the baby was taken on Jan. 30, after her parents took her to a fake casting call for a movie shoot. According to the New York Post, police say Gopaul placed several ads online offering $7,500 for a baby girl "of Indian background" to "star" in a new Bollywood film.

Police say Gopaul claimed to work for a casting agency and told the parents she would keep an eye on their child. Gopaul then took the baby into another room, but soon after the parents discovered that both she and their baby were missing. Gopaul's former boyfriend and his sisters brought the child to a police station after becoming suspicious, reports the Toronto Sun.

Prior to her arrest, Gopaul raved on her MySpace page that she was pregnant and was organizing a baby shower, according to the New York paper. "It's a girl!! I can't wait until my little pincess [sic] Valentina arrives!!" a message said on her site. She has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

New York City model Michelle Marie Gopaul has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to abducting a one-month-old baby girl in Toronto, according to reports. RadarOnline.com reports that the 24-year-old pleaded guilty in a Toronto courtroom Friday to one count of child abduction.

Police in Canada say the baby was taken on Jan. 30, after her parents took her to a fake casting call for a movie shoot. According to the New York Post, police say Gopaul placed several ads online offering $7,500 for a baby girl "of Indian background" to "star" in a new Bollywood film.

Police say Gopaul claimed to work for a casting agency and told the parents she would keep an eye on their child. Gopaul then took the baby into another room, but soon after the parents discovered that both she and their baby were missing. Gopaul's former boyfriend and his sisters brought the child to a police station after becoming suspicious, reports the Toronto Sun.

Prior to her arrest, Gopaul raved on her MySpace page that she was pregnant and was organizing a baby shower, according to the New York paper. "It's a girl!! I can't wait until my little pincess [sic] Valentina arrives!!" a message said on her site. She has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

New York City model Michelle Marie Gopaul has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to abducting a one-month-old baby girl in Toronto, according to reports. RadarOnline.com reports that the 24-year-old pleaded guilty in a Toronto courtroom Friday to one count of child abduction.

Police in Canada say the baby was taken on Jan. 30, after her parents took her to a fake casting call for a movie shoot. According to the New York Post, police say Gopaul placed several ads online offering $7,500 for a baby girl "of Indian background" to "star" in a new Bollywood film.

Police say Gopaul claimed to work for a casting agency and told the parents she would keep an eye on their child. Gopaul then took the baby into another room, but soon after the parents discovered that both she and their baby were missing. Gopaul's former boyfriend and his sisters brought the child to a police station after becoming suspicious, reports the Toronto Sun.

Prior to her arrest, Gopaul raved on her MySpace page that she was pregnant and was organizing a baby shower, according to the New York paper. "It's a girl!! I can't wait until my little pincess [sic] Valentina arrives!!" a message said on her site. She has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

New York City model Michelle Marie Gopaul has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to abducting a one-month-old baby girl in Toronto, according to reports. RadarOnline.com reports that the 24-year-old pleaded guilty in a Toronto courtroom Friday to one count of child abduction.

Police in Canada say the baby was taken on Jan. 30, after her parents took her to a fake casting call for a movie shoot. According to the New York Post, police say Gopaul placed several ads online offering $7,500 for a baby girl "of Indian background" to "star" in a new Bollywood film.

Police say Gopaul claimed to work for a casting agency and told the parents she would keep an eye on their child. Gopaul then took the baby into another room, but soon after the parents discovered that both she and their baby were missing. Gopaul's former boyfriend and his sisters brought the child to a police station after becoming suspicious, reports the Toronto Sun.

Prior to her arrest, Gopaul raved on her MySpace page that she was pregnant and was organizing a baby shower, according to the New York paper. "It's a girl!! I can't wait until my little pincess [sic] Valentina arrives!!" a message said on her site. She has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

New York City model Michelle Marie Gopaul has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to abducting a one-month-old baby girl in Toronto, according to reports. RadarOnline.com reports that the 24-year-old pleaded guilty in a Toronto courtroom Friday to one count of child abduction.

Police in Canada say the baby was taken on Jan. 30, after her parents took her to a fake casting call for a movie shoot. According to the New York Post, police say Gopaul placed several ads online offering $7,500 for a baby girl "of Indian background" to "star" in a new Bollywood film.

Police say Gopaul claimed to work for a casting agency and told the parents she would keep an eye on their child. Gopaul then took the baby into another room, but soon after the parents discovered that both she and their baby were missing. Gopaul's former boyfriend and his sisters brought the child to a police station after becoming suspicious, reports the Toronto Sun.

Prior to her arrest, Gopaul raved on her MySpace page that she was pregnant and was organizing a baby shower, according to the New York paper. "It's a girl!! I can't wait until my little pincess [sic] Valentina arrives!!" a message said on her site. She has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

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