Former Camden County deputy sentenced for child pornography
A former Camden County deputy was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to having child pornography.
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Former Miller County teacher gets 20 years in prison for child sex crime
A former teacher in Miller County was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a sex crime against a student.
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Former Tolton wrestling coach charged with sexual abuse
Boone County prosecutors charged a Columbia man Tuesday with misdemeanor sexual abuse after he was arrested over the weekend in Columbia.
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Former MU professor pleads not guilty in sex abuse case
He is accused of taking the victim back to his apartment and sexually assaulting her after they had been drinking at a club in downtown Columbia.
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Federal agency sues managers of Jefferson City hotel over sexual harassment claims
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing the company that operates the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Jefferson City after a hotel worker allegedly sexually harassed his co-workers.
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Columbia man pleads guilty to child sex crimes
A Columbia man who was a substitute teacher at a northeast Missouri school pleaded guilty to child sex crimes on Thursday.
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Fulton man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child sex crimes
Christopher Feltner, 41, was sentenced on a charge of statutory sodomy with a child under the age of 12.
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Former Callaway County assistant coach pleads guilty to attempted sexual contact with student
A former assistant football and track coach in the North Callaway School District pleaded guilty to attempted sexual contact with a student.
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Jefferson City man convicted of rape
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury ruled late Thursday night that a Jefferson City man is guilty of second-degree rape. Boone County assistant prosecutor Jessica Caldera said sentencing for Jemell Butler could start on March 2. The jury began discussing the case against Butler at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Prosecutors claim Butler raped a
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Columbia man arrested, suspected of having child pornography
A release from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force said the man had child porn on his phone.
Continue ReadingMexico woman pleads guilty to child sex abuse
Stephanie Cottrell, 37, of Mexico pleaded guilty to eight felonies related to child sex abuse.
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Columbia psychologist now wearing GPS monitoring device
A Columbia psychologist who is charged with two counts of statutory sodomy in Boone County and two counts of sodomy in St. Louis County is now wearing a monitoring device.
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Columbia psychologist faces sodomy charges in Boone and St. Louis Counties
Kurt Bumby, 50, from Columbia is charged with two counts of statutory sodomy in Boone County and two counts of sodomy in St. Louis County.
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Camden County man charged with multiple counts of child pornography
Prosecutors charged a man in Camden County with child pornography after an anonymous letter was sent to the Camden County Children’s Division, according to court documents. The letter contained a micro SD card that showed images of child pornography. The images were then traced to Jason Medeiros of Camdenton, court documents say. Investigators executed a
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Teen arrested, charged in alleged sexual assault on MU campus
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department was investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred in an MU residence hall. Justin C. Clark, 19, of St. Charles, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree sodomy. Police were originally alerted to the incident on Wednesday, but the assault allegedly happened early Tuesday morning
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Court documents: Child fought off rape attempt in Callaway County
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County prosecutors charged a Fulton man with second-degree child molestation after he allegedly tried to rape a child who fought him off. Carl Martin, 38, was arrested Tuesday by Callaway County sheriff’s deputies. He’s accused of trying to have sex with a child younger than 12 years old. Court documents say
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Boone County detention officer arrested accused of having child pornography
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the arrest of a former Boone County detention officer suspected of having child pornography. Kevin Downey, 33, of Fulton was arrested and taken to the Callaway County Jail around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mid-Missouri law enforcement officers responded to a residence at the 900 block of State
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Camden County man accused of sexual contact with a child
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County prosecutors have charged a Macks Creek man with seven felonies relating to alleged sexual contact with a child younger than 14 years old. Andrew Helm, 44, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree child molestation and first-degree statutory sodomy. He was arrested Tuesday, according to court documents. Court documents say
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Judge sets bond for Columbia businessman accused of child molestation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia businessman accused of child molestation had his bond set at $500,000 cash on Monday. Cale J. Kliethermes was originally booked in the Boone County Jail on Nov. 14 on no bond. His attorney requested the court set his bond at $50,000. Kliethermes, the owner of Kliethermes Homes and Remodeling, was
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Bond revoked for Boonville child molestation suspect
A Boonville child molestation suspect is back in the Cooper County Jail after allegedly violating the conditions of his bond by leaving home six times in a week, including multiple trips to Walmart and one to Columbia.
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