MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

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


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A2015-37
September 11, 2015

EMPHASIS: Missouri State Highway Patrol Makes Arrest Following Sexual Abuse And Child Pornography Investigation

At the request of Saline County Sheriff Wally George, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control recently conducted a sexual abuse investigation involving a city employee of Slater, Missouri. Following the investigation, Slater resident Levi J. Dennis, 39, was arrested. Dennis is presently in the custody of the Saline County Sheriff on a $500,000 cash only bond.

MSHP’s Drug and Crime Control Unit, aided by Slater Police Department Chief Keith Wright and his personnel, discovered evidence of the following offenses, for which Saline County Prosecutor Don Stouffer filed formal charges today in Saline County Circuit Court:

Statutory sodomy first degree -- one count -- Unclassified felony
Attempted statutory sodomy first degree -- two counts -- Unclassified felony
Sexual exploitation of a child --14 counts -- Class A felony
Child molestation first degree -- one count -- Class B felony
Possession of child pornography -- one count – Class B felony
Invasion of privacy second degree -- one count -- Class D felony

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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