Ottumwa, IOWA

He's unfit for his own trial on kidnapping charges, but he was fit to be an aide in a school where he met the little girl.

Feb 8, 2008 - Brendan Stanley, 31, was charged with second-degree kidnapping of the 9-year-old girl in 2005 met her when he was an aide at James Elementary School.

Today the trial was put on hold. Judge Michael Mullins ruled that Stanley "suffers from a mental disorder which prevents him from fully appreciating the charges, from fully understanding that proceeding, and from assisting effectively in his defense."Stanley was sent to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center at Oakdale, where officials will submit a status report within a month.

Iowa judge approves cameras in kidnapping trial Dec 15, 2005