Brunswick man charged with six counts of first-degree rape, several more felonies

Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Brunswick man was charged in Chariton County with a slew of sex crimes on Thursday.
Kenneth Paul Jr. was charged with six counts of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, two counts of fourth-degree child molestation and a lone count of third-degree assault. He was arrested on Thursday and his being detained without bond.
Heavily redacted court documents allege that law enforcement was contacted on June 6 about repeated sexual assaults allegedly committed by Paul.
The complaint indicates he had sexually abused the victim from Dec. 8 2021-June 6, 2025.