Man accused of sexually assaulting child at Moberly restaurant

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man was charged on Friday with child molestation after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child last week at a restaurant in Moberly.

Hector Marcos-Perez, 32, was charged with second-degree child molestation of a child younger than 12 years old. A press release from the Moberly Police Department says that Marcos-Perez is a Mexican national living in Moberly, while court records list his address as Moberly. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $100,000 bond. A court date has not been set.

The release from MPD states that the assault occurred in the 100 block of Wightman Street in Moberly. The probable cause statement says that a child in a restaurant bathroom was in a stall when Marcos-Perez entered the stall and assaulted them on Jan. 2.

An interview with the victim was held on Jan. 8 in Hannibal. Video footage allegedly showed the victim enter the bathroom of the establishment and Marcos-Perez entering about a minute later, the statement says. The victim is seen on video running from the bathroom door about 8 minutes later, along with Marcos-Perez, the statement says.