67-year-old Morgan County man charged with child enticement
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Versailles man was charged with a child sex crime after he was accused of trying to entice who he thought was a 15-year-old girl.
Thomas Burrows, 67, was charged with child enticement and is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Morgan County Courthouse.
The probable cause statement says the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call on Monday alleging that Burrows had been having sexual in nature conversations with a child. Thomas allegedly believed he was sending messages to a 15-year-old in Hannibal and had talked about meeting the child, the statement says.
Law enforcement spoke with Thomas on Tuesday, where he alleged he stopped talking to the other person when he learned their age. Deputies reviewed messages on Thomas’ phone, which allegedly showed he was not telling the truth.
The probable cause statement details several inappropriate messages allegedly sent between the two parties, including several messages occurring after the other person claimed to be 15 years old.
