Man charged with several child sex crimes in Morgan County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Stover man has been accused of several child sex crimes in Morgan County.

Christopher Riggs was charged on Tuesday with one count of third-degree child molestation, one count of a sexual misconduct with a child younger than 15 years old and two counts of first-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued for his arrest and a $500,000 bond was set. He is not listed on the Morgan County Jail roster.

A woman, Carrie Riggs, is accused in court documents of protecting Christopher Riggs and she is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and tampering with a victim. A warrant was issued for her on Tuesday and a $500,000 bond was set. She was also not listed on the Morgan County Jail roster on Wednesday afternoon.

The probable cause statement says law enforcement was called on Sept. 15 about a prior sexual assault and the victim was interviewed later that month at Kids’ Harbor House.

The victim lived on the same property with Christopher Riggs and described multiple instances of sexual abuse and inappropriate touching, the statement says. Another interview was conducted in October and more instances of abuse were described.

One of the statements say the victim told Carrie Riggs about the abuse but she did not tell anyone in order to protect Christopher Riggs.