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Former school custodian arrested after police say he took Valley 15-year-old to Iowa without parents knowing

The 15-year-old was reported missing from her Glendale home by her parents and found by Iowa law enforcement with the suspect, police said.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — A man has been arrested after allegedly taking a teenage girl to Iowa without her parents' knowledge. 

On May 20, the 15-year-old's parents reported to law enforcement that she may have run away from her Glendale home around 7:00 a.m., police said. 

After being entered into the missing person database, the girl and suspect, a 21-year-old man who was an employee at her school, was located in Iowa, police said. 

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Glendale police arrested Kadin Daniel, 21, on Thursday, the department said in a release. He is facing custodial interference charges. 

Furthermore, Glendale PD says detectives are working with police out of state on possible sexual conduct with a minor offenses that may have occurred there.

The Peoria School District previously confirmed to 12 News that Daniel is a custodian at Cactus High School.

Credit: Glendale Police Department

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