Rape

Logan M. Johnson, 25, of Moberly, Missouri. Johnson was arrested on Sept. 15, following an investigation by the Troop B Criminal Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.

Platte County brought charges against Murphy for statutory rape or attempted statutory rape-1st degree with a person less than 14

Sedalia Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of South Harrison Avenue in reference to a sex crime.

Missouri's most wanted fugitive, Anthony V. Digirolamo, was arrested today.

A Clay County Jail deputy has been placed on leave after being accused of sexually assaulting a man in the jail

Sedalia Police arrested a 33-year-old man on multiple charges of child molestation and rape on Aug. 28 in the 2400 block of South Limit.

A man with a warrant for first degree rape was one of three people arrested after a traffic stop in the early morning hours of September 12 in Sedalia.

A 25-year-old Sedalia man has been accused of rape by a 15-year-old girl.

Yesterday (Oct. 15) the University of Central Missouri's News Bureau sent out a statement to students and faculty regarding the recently published article in the Kansas City Star about the Daisy Coleman court case. The article describes the Coleman family's woes after their then 14-year-old daughter was allegedly raped by the accused, Matthew Barnett, who is currently a student at UCM.

In the last two weeks, U.S. Representative and Republican U.S. Senator Candidate Todd Akin has made several statements that have been scrutinized.  Recently, Todd Atkins drew controversy nationwide when he said in a television interview that it is “really rare” that victims of “legitimate rape” get pregnant.