VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A Vancouver father of four has pleaded guilty to rape of a child, officials said Monday.

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Jeff and Kim Spady.

It was a plea change for Jeffrey Spady, who had initially pleaded innocent.

There will be a pre-sentencing investigation, and sentencing will take place sometime in September.

The 40-year-old was extradited from northeastern Montana last year.

Background: Child rape suspect, wife arrested in Canada

He and his wife, Kim, left their Amboy, Washington, home with their four children in September. That was the same day a court commissioner ruled Jeff Spady could not live with his family in light of allegations he sexually abused a girl for years.

Their children were placed in foster care.