Chariton County man charged with child molestation

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man from Salisbury, Missouri, has been charged after authorities claim he molested a child in November.

Gregory Calvert, 28, was charged on Wednesday in Chariton County with second-degree child molestation of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $5,000 bond. A court date has not been set.

The probable cause statement says law enforcement was called on Nov. 20 after a child allegedly told an adult that Calvert bathed with them and touched them inappropriately.

Calvert allegedly spoke with law enforcement on Nov. 25, claiming he assisted bathing the youth because of a medical issue the child faced, but denied bathing with them, the statement indicates. Calvert then allegedly claimed the child had a “history of dishonesty,” court documents say.