Elizabeth Smart, 23, was abducted in in 2002 from her home in Salt Lake City, and now ABC wants to take her on as a news contributor on stories regarding missing persons.

ABC spokeswoman, Julie Townsend stated: She'll help our viewers better understand missing person stories from someone with the perspective to know what a family experiences when a loved one goes missing. And her contributions will be focused on looking ahead, not looking back at her own story.

Smart, who was repeatedly raped, has remained calm and composed during the aftermath of her kidnapping. Her abductor, Brian Mitchell, a homeless street-preacher made Smart roam the streets from town to town until she was found by passers-by.

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Elizabeth Smart (C) and her father Ed Smart (L) applaud as U.S. President George W. Bush speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House April 30, 2003. Reuters
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Former kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart attends the signing of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act at the White House in Washington Reuters
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Elizabeth Smart. REUTERS/Michael Brandy
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Brian David Mitchell is escorted by a marshal at the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, December 10, 2010. Mitchell, a homeless street preacher was found guilty of kidnapping then teenager Elizabeth Smart in June of 2002, whose abduction and nine-month ordeal gripped much of America Reuters
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Elizabeth Smart talks to the media outside the Federal Courthouse after addressing her kidnapper during his sentencing in Salt Lake City. Reuters