Colorado ? A man who said his 6-year-old daughter disappeared after an argument over a cookie was indicted on charges including child abuse resulting in her death, prosecutors said Thursday.

The 60-count indictment came 18 months after Aaron Thompson reported Aarone Thompson missing.

Aarone’s body has not been found, and few details of the investigation have been released. A copy of the grand jury indictment made public Thursday had many parts blanked out.

Thompson has denied any involvement in the girl’s disappearance. Her biological mother has said she hasn’t seen her daughter since 2001 after a bitter split with Thompson, according to police.

Police announced Thompson’s arrest Wednesday, and he appeared in Arapahoe County District Court on Thursday to be formally advised of the charges. The most serious charge against him, child abuse resulting in death, carries a penalty of up to 48 years in prison.

He was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.