MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division of Drug and Crime Control-P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Darrin Haslag
573-526-6302
10/26/2023
October 26, 2023
EMPHASIS:
Shelbyville, Missouri, Man Arrested For Statutory Rape And Sodomy
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Faren J. Lindsey, 46, of Shelbyville, Missouri. Lindsey was arrested on October 25, 2023, for three counts of statutory sodomy, one count of statutory rape, and one count of forcible rape following an investigation by the Troop B Criminal Investigative Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.
In July 2022, the Kirksville (Missouri) Police Department requested the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control investigate the sexual assault of a minor female, reported to have been committed by Faren J. Lindsey, in his former residence, located in Kirksville, Missouri. Investigators learned Lindsey had allegedly sexually assaulted the underage female victim several times over a two-year period beginning in July 1999. On October 25, 2023, the results of the investigation were presented to an Adair County grand jury, who formally indicted Lindsey with three counts of statutory sodomy, one count of statutory rape, and one count of forcible rape. On October 25, 2023, Lindsey was taken into custody and transported to the Macon County Jail where he is currently being held, with a $75,000 cash only bond.
The above charges are mere accusation and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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