MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop A, 504 SE Blue Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO 64063


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For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 259
A110909
November 17, 2009

EMPHASIS: Additional Charges Filed In Connection With Child Sex Crimes Investigation



Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, in conjunction with Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh, Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, announce additional charges have been filed by the Lafayette County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on November 16, 2009. The recent charges are in addition to those filed earlier last week.

Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, Independence, Missouri -- Class B felony of forcible rape, acting in concert with another, knowingly had sexual intercourse with a child less than 14 years old by the use of forcible compulsion -- three counts; Class B felony of forcible sodomy, acting in concert with another, knowingly had deviate sexual intercourse with a child less than 14 years old by use of forcible compulsion -- one count; Class C felony of use of a child in a sexual performance -- three counts; Class D felony of sexual abuse, sexual contact by the use of forcible compulsion with a child less than 14 years of age -- one count.
Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, Independence, Missouri -- Class B felony of forcible rape, acting in concert with another, knowingly had sexual intercourse with a child less than 14 years old by the use of forcible compulsion -- one count; Class B felony of forcible sodomy, acting in concert with another, knowingly had deviate sexual intercourse with a child less than 14 years old by use of forcible compulsion -- one count.
David A. Mohler, 52, Lamoni, Iowa -- Class B felony of forcible rape, knowingly had sexual intercourse with a child less than 14 years old by use of forcible compulsion -- one count.
Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, Columbia, Missouri -- Class B felony of forcible rape, knowingly had sexual intercourse with a child less than 14 years old by use of forcible compulsion -- two counts.
Roland Neil Mohler, 47, Bates City, Missouri -- Class B felony of forcible rape, knowingly had sexual intercourse with a child less than 14 years old by use of forcible compulsion -- one count, Class B felony of forcible sodomy, knowingly had deviate sexual intercourse with a child less than 14 years old by use of forcible compulsion -- one count.

All five individuals are being held at the Lafayette County Jail on bond.

This investigation is continuing. The Rural Missouri Major Case Squad is a multi-jurisdictional task force. Its members working on the case include the sheriff’s offices of Jackson County, Johnson County, and Pettis County, as well as the police departments from Odessa, Higginsville, Warrensburg, University of Central Missouri, and Sedalia. Also assisting in the investigation is the Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force (WMCCTF).

The above charges are mere accusations 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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