Moberly man who pleaded guilty to sodomy now charged with child enticement

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Moberly man who pleaded guilty last month to sodomy has now been charged with enticing a child.

Billy Vanbibber, 40, was charged on Monday with enticing a child younger than 15 years old. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $100,000 bond. He pleaded guilty on June 11 to second-degree sodomy and has a sentencing hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13.

The probable cause statement in his new case says that he sent pornographic images of women to a minor and tried to meet with the child for intercourse. The victim gave police the phone number of the sender, which was linked to Vanbibber, the statement says.

Police searched Vanbibber’s home and found the phone that contained the messages, the statement says. Vanbibber claimed the messages were a prank and he didn’t know the victim’s age, the statement says.

In his other case, Vanbibber met the victim on social media in September 2024 and the victim believed they were meeting a woman, the probable cause statement says. Vanbibber allegedly kept himself hidden until the encounter occurred and the victim punched him when they realized he was a man, the statement says.