Man, 25, charged with abducting Vietnamese tourist Linh Thi Dieu Le, 15, who vanished in York a week ago

A MAN has been charged with abducting a 15-year-old Vietnamese tourist after she disappeared in York a week ago.

Ho Quang Ngoc, 25, appeared in court today after Linh Thi Dieu Le went missing last Tuesday.

Quang Ngoc is also charged with facilitating a breach of immigration laws.

Cops are urgently trying to locate the teenager, who does not speak any English.

Seven other people who were arrested in connection with the case have been released pending further inquiries.

Police have executed warrants in the Staffordshire area and two other people have been arrested.

Linh Thi Dieu Le was last seen on the bar walls above Station Rise at 4.40pm on Tuesday, August 6.

She was wearing a white Ariana Grande jacket, light blue denim shorts and a white rucksack.

Ten minutes before that she was seen in Coney Street.

North Yorkshire Police said they believe she could be anywhere in the country.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 101 and anyone seeing her should call 999.

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