Jefferson City man charged with statutory rape, sodomy

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man has been charged in Cole County with first-degree statutory rape and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old.

Greggery Marshall, 44, of Jefferson City, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.

The probable cause statement claims the Boone County Department of Family Services contacted the Jefferson City Police Department on Feb. 19 about alleged abuse Marshall did against a child victim. Family Services was tipped off by a mental health professional who was told about the assaults by the child, the statement says.

The victim allegedly described a series of assaults to the Child Advocacy Center that occurred from 2020-24 committed by Marshall, the statement says.

Marshall was also accused of sexually abuse a family member of the victim and a friend of the victim, the statement says. He allegedly denied the allegations to police.