70-year-old man charged with child molestation in Boone County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A septuagenarian was charged Monday in Boone County with third-degree child molestation.

Charles Cook Jr., 70, of Huntsdale, is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. A hearing was held on Monday afternoon.

The probable cause statement says Cook grabbed a youth on Saturday evening. The act was allegedly seen by one of the victim’s parents and a second witness claimed Cook had made several inappropriate comments to the child that day, the statement says.

 Cook allegedly told deputies that the victim “initiated contact,” court documents say.