Audrain County man charged with sodomy, violating restraining order

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Vandalia man is facing several charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman last year.

Stuart Rice is charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree attempted sodomy, first-degree stalking and five counts of misdemeanor violating an order of protection. A warrant was requested.

The probable cause statements say that Rice assaulted a woman in her sleep while he was at her residence in August 2024, and attempted to assault the woman in her sleep in April or May of 2024 while a child was present.

Court documents describe several instances of Rice allegedly violating a restraining order, including contacting the victim immediately after being released from the Audrain County Jail by using a smartphone application to send more than 100 text messages in December.

He’s also accused of contacting the victim on separate occasions from November-February, the statement says. The order of protection runs through October 2026. He is also accused of placing a GPS tracker on the victim’s vehicle.