Salem man sentenced to nine consecutive life sentences in child sex crime case  

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Salem, Missouri, man was sentenced to nine consecutive life sentences on Thursday in a child sex crime case, the Phelps County prosecuting attorney announced in a social media post.

Dustin Drennan, 37, was found guilty by a Texas County jury on April 29 to five counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, two counts of first-degree statutory rape, one count of first-degree rape, one count of first-degree sodomy and a count of second-degree child molestation.

Previous reporting shows he was originally charged with 11 counts of statutory sodomy, two counts of first-degree statutory rape, one count of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sodomy. 

The prosecutor’s post says Judge Zachary Armfield gave Drennan the maximum sentence after hearing statements from the victim and the victim’s mother.

According to a grand jury indictment in previous reporting, Drennen was accused of sexually assaulting a child or children between June 1, 2018-Jan. 16, 2021.