Fulton sex offender accused of child sex crimes dating back to 1980s
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A convicted sex offender has been charged with multiple child sex crimes in Callaway County, with one alleged incident dating back to 1989, according to court documents.
Roy Barham, 51, of Fulton, was charged last week in Callaway County with second-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy, first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond.
A hearing was held on Monday and a counsel status hearing was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
The probable cause statement says a toddler-aged victim was sexually abused by Barham in their sleep on Oct. 10 while they were in Barham’s care. During an interview, the victim allegedly told authorities that they had been repeatedly abused, court documents say.
A deputy wrote in court documents that they reached back out to another victim who had accused Barham of sexual abuse during the summer of 2017 near Auxvasse. Court documents say a 2021 report was made, but charges were not filed because the victim did not participate in a forensic interview, the statement says. The victim gave another statement after law enforcement reached out recently about the abuse, the statement says.
Court documents also state another young victim was abused by Barham between Aug. 1, 2012-June 1, 2013, while they were in Barham’s care. That victim’s 2025 statement was similar to a previous one made eight years ago, the deputy wrote. That instance of abuse had similar details to the previous two victims described in court documents.
Another person described as a victim told law enforcement about assaults that allegedly occurred between July 21-Dec. 31, 1989. The victim was also toddler-aged and described similar instances of abuse as victims previously interviewed by law enforcement, court documents show.
Barham allegedly admitted to having one of his hands in the most-recent victim’s private area, but denied abusing them, the statement says.
The Missouri Sex Offender Registry shows Barham has convictions from 1992 for sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse in Callaway County.
