Moniteau County man charged with first-degree child molestation
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man from California, Missouri, was charged in two separate cases on Wednesday.
Addison Dunafon was charged with first-degree child molestation in one case and tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution in another.
A no-bond warrant was issued in the child molestation case. He was also charged earlier this year in Moniteau County with tampering with a motor vehicle and he has a hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 in that case.
The probable cause statement in the tampering with a victim case says Dunafon called the victim in the car theft case and told them to not show up to court and drop the charges. He allegedly called the victim from the jail and law enforcement reviewed a recording of the phone call.
The child molestation case court document says law enforcement was contacted on Sept. 26 about a sexual assault involving a child that occurred between June through August 2024. The victim told law enforcement details about the alleged assault on Oct. 1.
Dunafon was allegedly asked about the assault on Oct. 3 while he was detained in the jail and he denied the allegations, court documents say.
He was also charged earlier this year with misdemeanor second-degree harassment and misdemeanor resisting arrest.