A man in his 20s has been arrested by police for harboring and sexually assaulting a reported missing middle school girl for over a month.

The Incheon Namdong Police Station announced today (September 18) that they have arrested and transferred a man in his 20s, identified as A, to the prosecution on charges of violating the Act on the Protection and Support of Missing Children and statutory rape of a minor.

A is accused of living together with a runaway middle school girl, B, around the greater Seoul metropolitan area and sexually assaulting her from July 28 until recently.

Police launched an investigation after receiving a report on August 1 of last year that "a middle school daughter has not been returning home," and subsequently identified A.

Following a stakeout, police emergency arrested A at an officetel in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

It was reported that A got to know B while hanging out with B's friends.

Investigations revealed that A evaded police pursuit by moving around the metropolitan area, even after knowing that B's parents had filed a missing person report for their daughter.

A police official stated, "Although A attempted to evade the investigative net by fleeing from place to place, we emergency arrested him in Pyeongtaek."

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