St. James man pleads guilty to sex abuse, will enter sex offender program

Editor's note: The terms of Curtis' sentence has been corrected.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A St. James man was ordered to take a 120-day sex offender program in prison after he pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sex abuse.

Brian Keith Curtis was originally charged with first-degree statutory rape of a victim younger than 14 years old, three counts of statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree kidnapping and four counts of incest.

After the program is done, a judge will decide if Curtis serves a 10-year sentence or will go on probation.

Court documents in previous reporting say he abused the victim between 2003-08. Curtis allegedly admitted to assaulting the victim during a 2024 text message exchange, previous reporting shows.

Another person had allegedly told law enforcement they witness one of the assaults by Curtis, court documents in previous reporting say.