Mystery deepens in case of missing California girl Alison Chao, 15, who turned up outside TV station 'to tell her story' as police file charges

The begetter of a missing Californian teen who turned up extracurricular a TV position to 'tell her story' has been charged pinch 'child stealing'.

Alison Chao, 15, vanished while walking from her dad's location to her aunt's location connected July 16.

Her disappearance sparked a missing persons case, which was only called disconnected aft she was recovered extracurricular Glendale TV position a week later.

Now constabulary person revealed her begetter Jeffery Chao, 40, has been charged with one count of felony kid stealing/concealment and 1 misdemeanor count of mendacious study of an emergency.

He was arrested connected Friday. An further complaint of conspiracy has since been dropped. 

'Falsely reporting a kid arsenic missing not only violates nan rule but besides diverts captious rule enforcement resources distant from different superior matters,' Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said.

 'This type of behaviour will not beryllium tolerated, and we will clasp nan responsible individual accountable for his actions.' 

Police said Chao stole/concealed his girl and past made a clone study to nan emergency services.

Investigators declare that he persuaded others, including a insignificant to spell on pinch nan alleged deception. 

If convicted arsenic charged, Chao faces a maximum condemnation of 5 years successful prison. 

The study sparked a  city-wide hunt for nan missing teen pinch volunteers looking done section neighborhoods, handing retired missing personification flyers and family members making media appearances.

Her mother Annie Chao went connected TV making a tearful plea for her daughter's safe return.

Alison was past seen connected surveillance footage successful a photograph of her riding her GT upland motorcycle wearing a purple t-shirt pinch achromatic shorts and acheronian shoes. She was besides carrying a backpack. 

In a astonishment twist, she turned up safe and good connected Tuesday a afloat week aft her disappearance extracurricular nan gates of nan section ABC tv position wanting to 'tell her story'.

But now questions stay complete precisely what happened during nan week Alison was missing. 

The teen's parents are divorced which has fueled speculation that perhaps Alison's vanishing was a consequence of a custody dispute. 

Her mother was awarded 'sole beingness custody' complete Alison, successful nan liking of her intelligence wellness and well-being.

Video has besides emerged nan time earlier Alison was reported missing showing constabulary astatine Chao's home, urging nan teen to travel pinch them. 

A female sound tin beryllium heard successful nan inheritance sounding distraught and refusing.

After Alison was recovered safe, her mother responded to societal media posts speculating arsenic to what mightiness person happened. 

Annie Chao said nan posts were afloat of 'uninformed opinions, speculation, and hurtful comments astir maine and my family.' 

'There is simply a awesome woody of misinformation that has been posted online regarding Alison and my family by a mini number of people,' Annie Chao said. 

'If you wish to thief Alison, you will extremity posting astir this matter,' she continued explaining really her girl was a 'young girl,' pinch feelings astir her parents' divorcement 'understandably complicated.'

'I will ever do my champion to protect Alison's interests, nary matter nan circumstances and sloppy of nan stones that whitethorn beryllium thrown astatine me,' her mother said.

The family does not cognize wherever Alison spent nan week she was missing.