{"id":2163,"date":"2026-06-23T18:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:01:41","slug":"a-teen-girl-was-found-locked-in-a-key-largo-mans-dryer-hes-now-jailed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2163","title":{"rendered":"A teen girl was found locked in a Key Largo man\u2019s dryer. He\u2019s now jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A teenage girl was bound and locked in a dryer by a man who had been sexually abusing her, according to the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2162\">Flies on ham. Ice in mold. Another Soriano Brothers fails inspection in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, deputies got a 911 call from a teenage girl saying she was being held captive. Deputies arrived to the Key Largo home of Christopher Michael Veit, 53, and found the girl hidden in his clothes dryer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Deputies say Veit restrained her, put her in the dryer and took her cellphone when she wanted to leave. Detectives also found several sheets of counterfeit money, prompting the U.S. Secret Service to be notified.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2160\">\u2018RHOM\u2019 star Lisa Hochstein breaks her silence about legal hell with ex<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Detectives say Veit had been sexually abusing the girl. She was taken to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier and transferred to the custody of a family member. 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