Arraignment scheduled for man charged with rape in Pettis County
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Sedalia man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly sexually assaulted a youth more than once.
Francisco Reyes was charged on Saturday with first-degree rape, tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution, first-degree kidnapping, sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old and illegal reentry. A hearing was held on Monday, but was paused to 10 a.m. Tuesday to allow for a “use of language line.”
The probable cause statement says law enforcement was notified of a possible sexual assault by someone on May 23. An interview with the victim occurred at Child Safe in Sedalia, where they described two assaults, one of which occurred in August 2024, the statement says.
Reyes allegedly shut the victim in a room, assaulted them and then gave them money and told the victim not to tell anyone, the statement says. Another person allegedly told law enforcement that they saw Reyes on top of the victim in a room during a day in the summer of 2023.
Court documents say that Reyes has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Guatemala and was planning to go to Guatemala in a few weeks.