Audrain County man charged with first-degree sodomy of child
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An Audrain County man is accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 12 years old.
Caleb Claggett, of Mexico, Missouri, is charged with first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Audrain County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday.
The probable cause statement says Claggett allegedly admitted to sexually abusing a child to his case worker in February. The child was interviewed at the Child Advocacy Center on March 4 and described sexual abuse by Claggett, the statement says.
Claggett was interviewed on April 23 and allegedly admitted to law enforcement that he sexually abused a child in 2019, court documents say.