Rolla man charged with eight child pornography counts
A Rolla man was charged Monday with eight counts of possessing child pornography in an investigation that began in late June.
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Boone County investigators claim ‘substantive evidence’ of years-long child sex abuse
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that investigators had found “substantive corroborating evidence” that a 72-year-old man had sexually abused a girl for years.
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Imprisoned sex offender charged in Morgan County child sex trafficking case
Prosecutors charged a Versailles, Missouri, man Friday in connection with a woman accused of trafficking a child for sex.
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Iowa man brought to Boone County to face child sex crime charges
Authorities brought a 54-year-old Iowa man to Boone County this week to face allegations that he molested a child over about two years in Iowa and Missouri.
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Cole County man charged with rape, incest
A Cole County man was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of incest.
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Convicted Cole County rapist gets life in prison
A man convicted in April of bonding women out of jail to rape them was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.
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Columbia man, 43, arrested after incidents at University of Missouri residence hall, rec center
A 43-year-old Columbia man who police say has “no permanent address” remained in the Boone County Jail on Friday on charges of trespassing, sexual misconduct and resisting arrest on the University of Missouri campus.
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Jefferson City man charged with child pornography crimes after search
A 77-year-old Jefferson City man was in the Cole County Jail on Thursday morning after a Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force investigation led to a raid on his home.
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Cooper County Sheriff’s Office now conducting cyber crimes operation
The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office now has its own cyber crimes operation to locate child predators in the area.
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Boonville sex offender arrested after online sting
A Boonville sex offender was arrested Monday after investigators say he exchanged graphic, sexual messages with a detective posing at two different teenagers.
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Teacher accused of statutory rape in Pulaski County arrested in Texas
A teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student at a Pulaski County school was arrested last week in Texas, according to authorities there.
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Texas man jailed on 2004 Boone County sexual assault charge
A Texas man was in the Boone County Jail on Friday on accusations of sexual assault in 2004.
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Boone County woman gets max sentence for sex trafficking daughter
A judge sentenced a Boone County woman Thursday to 64 years in prison after a jury convicted her in September of sex trafficking her own daughter.
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Former Jefferson City corrections officer, wife plead guilty to child pornography charges
A former officer at the Jefferson City Correctional Center and his wife admitted Tuesday in federal court to recording a video while raping a child.
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Audrain County man convicted on child pornography charge
A federal judge found an Audrain County man guilty Tuesday of producing and receiving child pornography.
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Carroll County man charged with rape of New Franklin woman
A Carroll County man has been arrested and charged with allegedly raping a New Franklin woman at her home late Tuesday.
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Volunteer at Cole County private school charged with child sex crimes remains jailed without bond
A volunteer at a Cole County school who was charged with raping a student remained in jail the day after her arrest without bond.
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Iowa man sentenced for harassing Callaway County teen online
A southern Iowa man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison after he admitted to harassing a Callaway County teenager online and trying to create child pornography.
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Self defense classes aim to help keep children protected
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Trail safety may come to the forefront of people’s minds following an attempted rape on the MKT trail Monday afternoon. Michael Tyrone Council Jr., 30, is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted rape and second-degree property damage. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. He allegedly tried to
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Mother of the victim speaks about lawsuit against alleged CPS student assault
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) A local law firm held a press conference over a lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools, where the mother of the victim spoke. The office hopes to bring attention to the school district’s actions in a case of abuse. The alleged abuse dates all the way back between the years of 2015 and
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