Generally, a kid that age can choose which parent they wish to live with. There is more to this story.
Yes, as I said, it’s not clear. But the charges would have been very different if this were a kidnapping by strangers, I think. The simple explanation would be divorce and a custody dispute, with the father making off with his daughter when the family court judge wouldn’t agree to his having custody or visitation rights.
It also remains to be seen whether or not the girl was willing, and whether she was locked up or hiding from the police.