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Jefferson City man indicted on multiple charges of sex crimes against children

September 14, 2021 9:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Jefferson City man was indicted on multiple charges of attempted enticement of a child and sexual misconduct involving a child under 15.

Noncompliant sex offender arrested Saturday after a chase through a bean field in Miller County

September 6, 2021 7:57 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man was arrested off Highway 52 in Saint Elizabeth after a brief police chase on Saturday. A Miller County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of vehicle theft. According to a news release, the suspect drove the stolen truck through a bean field and got stuck before running

School of the Osage comments after former school resource officer charged

August 25, 2021 10:33 PM ABC 17 News Team

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The School of the Osage says it will cooperate with law enforcement after its former school resource officer was charged. Prosecutors charged Jenna Jackson for allegedly sending nude photos of herself to a student and having a sexual relationship. The school district put out a statement today saying it first learned

Audrain County man charged with multiple sex crimes against a child

August 24, 2021 8:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) After a 13-year-old victim came forward, an Audrain County man was charged with multiple sex crimes against a child. Randall Giboney is charged with two counts of possession of child porn, sexual exploitation of a minor, child molestation, invasion of privacy and making a false report. According to court documents, a victim

Former school resource officer charged with sexual contact with a student at School of the Osage

August 24, 2021 5:43 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A former School of the Osage school resource officer is facing multiple charges after allegedly having a relationship with a student from Dec. 2019 to March 2020. Jenna Jackson, of Osage Beach, is charged with having sexual contact with a student and sending a nude picture to a student. According to

Federal jury convicts Columbia man of enticing a minor for illicit sex

August 18, 2021 5:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal jury convicted a Columbia man Wednesday for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. According to a release, Darren Wade Lasley, 32, responded by email to an online classified advertisement on Craigslist that was placed as part of an undercover operation by a detective in

Iberia man sentenced to 13 years for sexual assault

August 12, 2021 8:14 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia was sentenced to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to sexual abuse as an aggravated sex offender. David Gene Lee, 50, sexually assaulted a 19-year-old victim in Jan. 2021 at a Budget Inn. A press release says that Lee stalked the victim at the Missouri River Regional

Jefferson City man sentenced to 13 years for receiving child porn

August 11, 2021 7:06 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMIZ) A U.S. district judge sentenced a Jefferson City man Wednesday to federal prison for receiving child porn over the internet. Dana Paul Cline, 54, was sentenced to 13 years in prison without parole and ordered to pay a total of $31,000 to several of his victims. Cline pleaded guilty in July

Columbia man charged with invasion of privacy for the sixth time in two months

July 26, 2021 11:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged for the sixth time in two months for invasion of privacy after allegedly taking unwanted pictures of women. According to a probable cause statement, Ronald Dameron is most recently accused stalking and attempting to take pictures up a woman’s skirt on July 7 at the Daniel Boone

Columbia assistant coach accused of distributing child pornography

July 23, 2021 10:07 AM Molly Stawinoga

Online records show Benjamin Melvin, 25, was being held Friday in the Boone County Jail without bond.

Fulton man arrested for child porn possession

July 21, 2021 3:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested on a Callaway County warrant for possession of child pornography after an investigation began in January. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Task Force received a CyberTip report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding a person in the Fulton area who

Jefferson City police arrest man accused of exposing self to child in city park

July 21, 2021 10:24 AM Matthew Sanders

Officers were called at about 11 a.m. Tuesday to Ellis Porter Riverside Park on a report of a man who had exposed himself to a child in the women’s bathroom, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release. The caller told police the man left the park in a black SUV.

Miller County man sentenced to prison for child sex crimes

July 14, 2021 5:33 PM Matthew Sanders

Luke A. Lessmeier pleaded guilty to one count of statutory sodomy in a Miller County courtroom. He will have to serve at least 85% of his sentence before he can be paroled, according to court records. He will have to register as a sex offender for life, county prosecutor Ben Winfrey said in a news release.

Columbia man gets 16 years in prison for child molestation

July 13, 2021 5:23 PM Matthew Sanders

Cale Kliethermes pleaded guilty in April to first-degree child molestation, two counts of attempted child endangerment and one count of sexual misconduct involving a child under 15. Prosecutors dismissed another attempted child endangerment count as part of the plea deal.

Camdenton man charged with multiple counts of sex crimes against a child

June 28, 2021 4:40 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man is charged with multiple sex crimes against a child after a nine-month investigation after a tip from a parent. According to a press release, Thomas Lee Earl Carnahan is charged with three counts of statutory rape of someone under the age of 14 and two counts of statutory sodomy

Moberly man charged for child pornography

June 25, 2021 3:47 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was arrested for child pornography after an investigation began in October 2020 in Boone County. A tip to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Task Force from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children showed a person in the Moberly area had uploaded files considered to be

Former North Callaway teacher charged in child pornography case

June 23, 2021 2:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

DAVENPORT, Iowa, (KMIZ) A North Callaway School District teacher and coach was arrested on June 16 for allegedly producing child porn and sextortion of an Iowa minor. According to court documents, 44-year-old Chad Craghead allegedly posed as a teen online and obtained nude images of a 16-year-old victim from Muscatine. After obtaining those images, Craghead

Columbia man arrested Sunday afternoon on multiple charges from December incident

May 31, 2021 2:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is back in the Boone County Jail after fleeing Columbia to Oklahoma on several charges dating back to December 2020. Jemor Taylor is charged with third-degree assault, first-degree property damage, second-degree sexual abuse, third-degree kidnapping and resisting arrest for a felony. Taylor was arrested on Dec. 5, 2020, and

Boone County grand jury indicts Hartsburg man for alleged rape

May 28, 2021 9:07 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury has also indicted a Hartsburg man after he was accused of rape in August 2020. Tomas Vino-Osorio is charged in Boone County with second-degree rape and sodomy. According to the victim, Vino-Osorio took the victim to a bedroom and started to have sex with the victim. The

Boone County grand jury indicts man for alleged Jan. and March sexual assaults

May 28, 2021 7:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury has indicted a man for two counts of first-degree rape for two separate incidents. According to the indictment, Jay Strausbaugh is accused of raping two women. One woman was allegedly raped on Jan. 30 or 31, 2021 and the other woman was allegedly raped on March 4.