A teen girl was found locked in a Key Largo man’s dryer. He’s now jailed

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’s Office.

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.

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.

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. Deputies say the teen is not from Monroe County.

Jail records show Veit is charged with four counts of sexual battery on a victim 16 or 17, one count of kidnapping and one count of interfering with custody of a minor. Veit remains jailed on a $650,000 bond. His attorney information was not immediately available.