Jail call leads to rape charge for Rolla man

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Rolla man was charged Thursday with rape, sodomy and sexual abuse after a jailhouse phone call led to a new investigation.

Anthony Delgado, 26, is accused of raping a woman at a Rolla residence in September 2024. According to a probable cause statement, Delgado forced himself on the woman as she was changing into a hoodie, and continued despite her begging him to stop.

The rape came to light during a jailhouse phone call with a woman after Delgado was jailed on suspicion of another sexual assault on March 9, according to a probable cause statement. Delgado was charged last week with attempted rape and domestic assault in a March 2 incident at his apartment.

That phone call led investigators to speak to the victim of the 2024 rape, the statement says.

Delgado was jailed without bond, according to court records. A hearing on the new charges is scheduled for Monday morning.