Salem man sentenced to nine consecutive life sentences in child sex crime case
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Salem, Missouri, man was sentenced to nine consecutive life sentences on Thursday in a child sex crime case, the Phelps County prosecuting attorney announced in a social media post.
Dustin Drennan, 37, was found guilty by a Texas County jury on April 29 to five counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, two counts of first-degree statutory rape, one count of first-degree rape, one count of first-degree sodomy and a count of second-degree child molestation.
Dustin Drennan
Previous reporting shows he was originally charged with 11 counts of statutory sodomy, two counts of first-degree statutory rape, one count of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sodomy.
The prosecutor’s post says Judge Zachary Armfield gave Drennan the maximum sentence after hearing statements from the victim and the victim’s mother.
According to a grand jury indictment in previous reporting, Drennen was accused of sexually assaulting a child or children between June 1, 2018-Jan. 16, 2021.