A Texas County Sheriff’s Department investigation led to charges of child molestation against a Salem man.
Texas County Prosecutor Parke Stevens Jr. charged Leslee Cook, 45, with statutory sodomy with a person less than 12 years of age and second-degree child molestation of a child less than 12 years of age.
The alleged victim told investigators of multiple encounters with the suspect.
Bond was set at $250,000. He is held in the Texas County Jail.
A formal arraignment is Jan. 23 in Texas County Associate Circuit Court.
Crimes like these shouldn’t have an allowable bond. Our Missouri Governor and constituents should sign a law effective immediately for a 0 tolerance policy!
Why is this sorry excuse of a human still walking the streets out on bail two years later aloud around children Polaski County and the state of Missouri!!!???
This is disgusting! How could someone be allowed around children?