Columbia man arrested for statutory sodomy

Columbia police have arrested a man on suspicion of statutory sodomy. Oscar Contreras, 26, was arrested Monday on an outstanding federal warrant for failing to appear for deportation.

While he was at the jail, officers named him as a suspect in a case of statutory sodomy that happened Sunday night. Police say Contreras had deviate sexual intercourse with a 7-year-old girl.

Contreras remains at the Boone County jail as his bond for the sodomy count hasn’ been set.