Former Benton County treasurer has arraignment scheduled in child sex crime case

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A former Benton County official has an arraignment scheduled in his child sex crime case.

Richard Lenno, of Lincoln, Missouri, waived his preliminary hearing on Monday when he appeared in court. He is charged with child enticement of a youth younger than 15 years old and sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old.

The probable cause statement says Renno used the dating application Grindr in August to speak to a child younger than 15 years old. A witness allegedly gave a screenshot to law enforcement of Renno’s face and a nude photograph he sent through Grindr, court documents say.

A family member was able to identify Renno to law enforcement, the statement says.

Renno resigned from his position as Benton County treasurer in July.