“First off I want to apologize to every human being for what has taken place.”

He then describes how reliog has now cured him of his sexual desires.:

“People all over the world are hearing testimony that through the spirit of Christ a mental process took place ending a sexual problem believed to be impossible.”

His lawyer says that Garrido’s mental state is still very much in question.

“Mr. Garrido is expressing genuine remorse. He would like people to consider the fact that he’s a changed man and his story is best told all at one time, instead of in pieces. He presents obvious issues concerning whether or not he is competent to be a defendant, and we are looking into that,” said his attorney, Public Defender Susan Gellman, in a telephone interview Thursday evening from St. Petersburg, Fla.

Garrido remains in custody at the El Dorado County Jail in Placerville as he and wife Nancy Garrido await trial on multiple charges each. They’ve pleaded not guilty.

“To me, this almost rises to the level of what psychologists would call a partial apology. It’s almost like he’s saying, ‘I have a problem, and what I did was a problem.’ But he’s certainly not taking full responsibility for his actions,” said Donna Shestowsky, a law professor at UC Davis with a PhD in psychology.

The kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard took place on June 10, 1991. Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California, United States.

Phillip Garrido Says "Sorry" in New Letter