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Teen arrested, charged in alleged sexual assault on MU campus

JustinClark — Justin Clark is arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 5 on suspicion of sodomy.

By Madison Fleck

December 5, 2019 2:31 PM

Published December 5, 2019 12:15 PM

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 in a residence hall on MU's campus, said MUPD spokeswoman Sara Diedrich.

Clark, who is an MU student, is being held in the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

Editor's Note: Due to a source error, this story previously incorrectly stated the day the incident happened. The story has since been updated with the correct day.

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