Eldon man charged with statutory rape in Morgan County also charged in Miller County
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An Eldon man who was charged with second-degree statutory rape last month in Morgan County is now facing the same charge in Miller County.
Ethan Wood, 22, was charged on Wednesday in Miller County with second-degree statutory rape. A $30,000 bond was requested in that case. In his Morgan County case, court filings show he bonded out of jail on March 5 and has a hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 7.
The probable cause station in the Miller County case says law enforcement spoke with someone who knew the victim on Jan. 29 about the victim having sex with Wood. That person did not know Wood’s name, but was able to provide law enforcement with images sent to them by the victim that contained Wood.
Law enforcement spoke with the victim, who first denied the interaction but then admitted to it occurring at Wood’s home in December. Police spoke with Wood on Jan. 30, who first denied it occurring before allegedly admitting to it, the statement says.
In the Morgan County case, he is accused of having relations with a girl the same age as the victim in the Miller County case.