Man charged with child sex crimes in Osage County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who is stationed at a military base in Alaska was charged on Wednesday with three child sex crimes in Osage County.

Hayden Wade, of Fort Richardson, Alaska, is charged with statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old, first-degree child molestation and statutory sodomy of a person younger than 12 years old.

Wade is described in court documents as a family member of the victim and is accused of sexually abusing them for years, with some occurring in Missouri as far back as 2020. The statement says a number of assaults also occurred in Illinois.

The victim and a parent went to report the sexual assaults on Aug. 18, 2025, according to court documents. An interview was conducted at the Children’s Advocacy Center on Sept. 4, 2025.

The parent allegedly had an audio recording where Wade admitted to sexually abusing the victim in Illinois, but he allegedly denied the assaults in Missouri, court documents allege.