US EditionFather of Monterey Park teen charged with falsely reporting her missing, hiding her
- Jeffery Chao, the father of a 15-year-old Monterey Park girl, was charged with felony child stealing/concealment and filing a false police report on Tuesday.
- Chao was arrested on July 26, after his daughter was safely found in Glendale, following community-organized searches.
- He allegedly concealed his daughter and falsely reported her missing on July 16, with a potential maximum sentence of five years if convicted.
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Father of Teen Who Went Missing in Monterey Park Charged With Child Stealing
LOS ANGELES—The father of a 15-year-old girl who went missing for about a week in Monterey Park, prompting several community-led search efforts, was charged Tuesday with felony child stealing/concealment and a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. Jeffery Chao, 40, pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment Tuesday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles. His bail was set at $500,000, and he was scheduled to return to court …
Father charged in Monterey Park teen girl's disappearance
After Alison Chao, a 15-year-old Chinese girl lost in Monterey Park (Monterey Park), was found, the case escalated again. On July 30 (Tuesday), Jeffery Chao, the father of the girl who was arrested by the Mongolian police, appeared in Los Angeles court. He was charged with a felony of stealing or concealing a child and a misdemeanor of reporting an emergency situation. During the court session, the prosecution said that Chao falsely reported the…
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