Jaycee Dugard: Rescued Cleveland Women Need A Chance To Heal

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) - Kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard says the women who went missing about a decade ago and were found at a Cleveland home need a chance to heal and reconnect with the world.

In a statement released Tuesday through her publicist, Dugard said this is a complex time for victims and they need time to heal:

"As simple as it sounds, these women need the opportunity to have the privacy to heal and reconnect. I have learned that this is a joyous moment, however it is also very complex. It is important that the public and the press not speculate as to what these women have or have not experienced. Please avoid labels and conjecture in order to prevent further stress and pressure. For you this is news, for them this is real life. Right now their focus has to be on themselves, their families, and acclimating back into the real world. My hope is that the families will reach out to resources that are available and not feel obligated to do or say any more than they are prepared for. I know individuals are strong in spirit and can be resilient in crisis. I wish them the best in their journey."

Dugard was abducted from a South Lake Tahoe, Calif., bus stop in 1991 at the age of 11 and held captive for 18 years in a backyard, where she gave birth to two children conceived by rape. She wrote a best-selling memoir in 2011, "A Stolen Life," which recounts her years in captivity.

Police in Cleveland said the three women who vanished a decade ago were found Monday. Authorities later arrested three brothers, ages 50 to 54. Authorities suspect the women were tied up and held at the house.