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Monday, June 10, 2013  A Moberly man will spend decades in prison for taking part in the kidnapping and rape of a woman who was then left in a locked freezer.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  A 27-year-old man was arrested Thursday for two counts of statutory sodomy in relation to the sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl that occurred earlier this month.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  The 18-year-old cheerleader was also expelled from school because her girlfriend is 14.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Lawmakers outraged over another military sex case involving someone assigned to prevent sexual assault.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A 23-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning for rape, deviate sexual assault and first-degree burglary.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A 46-year-old convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two southeast Missouri girls has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Columbia police are asking the public for help identifying the driver of a truck in connection with a sexual assault.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  McCaskill held a roundtable discussion Wednesday with top officials from the Missouri National Guard at the Guard’s Jefferson City headquarters.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Rape trial ended, Ohio city and storied football program remain under investigators' scrutiny

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Sen. Claire McCaskill said in a March 5 letter that Franklin's decision "shows ignorance, at best, and malfeasance, at worst."

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A Cole County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman at his home Saturday night.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Senators demanded answers on Tuesday from senior military leaders on why an Air Force commander dismissed charges against a lieutenant colonel after he was convicted of sexual assault.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  A wanted man was arrested Monday after being on the run for several months.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Police in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff are searching for a man suspected in two sexual assaults.

Friday, October 26, 2012  He has friends and associates in Columbia, so may still be in the area