Sheriff's Deputy Indicted On Sodomy Charges
UPDATED: 7:01 pm CST February 12, 2008
PINEVILLE, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri sheriff's deputy who helped find the body of a missing child last fall is accused of abusing a 14-year-old girl.
A McDonald County grand jury indicted Jacob Boles on two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy.
The 27-year-old deputy is free on bond after being arrested last week.
Boles could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Court records that might name his attorney were not posted online and the court clerk's office was closed.
Prosecutors said the indictments allege that Boles had deviate sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl.
Boles found the body of missing Rowan Ford in a cave in November. Rowan's stepfather and another man are charged with raping and killing the 9-year-old girl.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the allegations against Boles at the request of the Children's Division of the Missouri Department of Social Services. But Sgt. Kent Casey of the patrol's Carthage office referred all questions concerning the investigation to the McDonald County prosecutor's office.
Prosecutor Janice Durbin declined to explain how the allegations came to light.
Both Durbin and the state patrol confirmed that Boles is a McDonald County deputy.
Boles helped locate Rowan's body on Nov. 9, one week after she disappeared from her home in Stella. Boles and another deputy found her body at the bottom of a locally known cave near Powell.
They were following up on a tip from Rowan's stepfather, David Spears, 24. Spears became a suspect early in the investigation of her disappearance and reportedly mentioned several times to Newton County Coroner Greg Bridges that the cave might be used to hide a body.
Spears and a friend, Chris Collings, 32, of Wheaton, were arrested after the girl's body was recovered. They are charged with sexually assaulting and killing her. A judge entered not guilty pleas for the two.
{ Here is "today's" example of yet another police officer that has committed a rape against an underage girl. It seems that one of the largest segments of the growing RSO population are members of the law enforcement community.
These people seem to think they are above the law and will not be caught. These are the same people that look upon us in the RSO community with contempt and a judgemental attitude.
It truly warms my heart to see stories like this on a daily basis. Not to discount the affect on the victim's of these crime's but because the "perp's" are the people that are supposed to protect OUR CHILDREN?? }
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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