Alison Chao: Shocking arrest after missing California girl found safe

Jeffrey Chao, the father of Alison Chao, who had disappeared from Monterey Park before being found safe, has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction.

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[PaulPavloPablo]

He was just trying to protect his daughter. What was he supposed to do, let his daughter go back to an abusive mother?

[AlexanderRodriguez-nikt]

He was probably listening to the daughter, daughter didn’t want to be with mom.

[officialtoastyy]

The system failed Alison and her father . The only reason he’s being charged with that is because Alison was at his house he legally can’t make her go or stay so there’s a really weird middle ground and you could see the father trying to stay as neutral as possible because the mother could use it in her favor

[AmarilisMarroquin-te]

How stupid is the system the girl doesn’t want to live with her own mother

[KsskSksk-rq]

A kid could legally alter their body but can’t choose what parent they want to live with 🤔

[lits]

After this terrible ordeal and then they arrest the father? Completely unfair. He obviously did it for his daughter because the legal system failed them. And it failed again.

[kyron]

im running with the father on this one

[margcolea]

Stupid system! The father should not be arrested!

[Luisjimenez-zhyh]

Why don’t the law honor the girl’s wishes. Smh

[rabbibaba]

This is ridiculous the system is a joke! The daughter doesn’t want to live with the mom and the dad did what his daughter wanted

[BeautifullyBroken]

Oh for the love 🙄
Arrested for child abduction?!!
Really? IMO, he’s a Dad trying to save his daughter from being abused by her mother. Let’s start listening to what is happening in the child’s life before we start handing out felonies to parents who are protecting their kids 🤷‍♀️

[cdrad]

I knew immediately something was up when they said he had a lawyer. There's a messy divorce going on and this poor child is in the middle of it.

[larissaexplainsitalll]

SHAME ON ABC7 FOR NOT LISTENING TO ALLISONS STORY!!!

[MsErin-dueg]

You're really going to spin this story? The Mom was abusive and Dad wants to protect his daughter. Sickening you present him as a criminal.

[jessicacruz]

Won’t arrest the mother for abuse when the child is saying that’s what she’s running from and instead arrest the father for protecting his daughter. The system is corrupt and failing her.

[jamesgarde]

THE DAUGHTER AT 15 YRS OLD, HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHICH PARENT SHE WANTS TO LIVE WITH. JUST HAVE TO GO TO COURT & HAVE THE JUDGE SIGN THE FINAL JUDGEMENT.

[peterphan]

The daughter has probably the best insight into the whole situation so she should be allowed to decide where she lives.

[kristentindle]

That's unfortunate. He was just trying to protect his daughter

[DailyMeditation]

People, the mom has been apparently been accused of SA. There is way more to this story than what we have been told. Don't be so quick to judge the father for helping his daughter

[mwalkerl]

They've really messed this up. Leave him and his daughter alone.