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Father Arrested in Case of LA County Girl Missing for a Week

Jeffery Chao is suspected of child abduction, conspiracy, and falsifying a police report.
Father Arrested in Case of LA County Girl Missing for a Week
Jeffery Chao (C) speaks at a press conference in downtown Los Angeles on July 23, 2024. NTD/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Sophie Li
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The father of a 15-year-old girl who was safely found on July 23, a week after she went missing in the Monterey Park area east of Los Angeles, was arrested July 26, authorities said.

The Monterey Park Police Department arrested 40-year-old Jeffery Chao around 10:30 a.m. on suspicion of child abduction, conspiracy, and falsifying a police report.

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