TEXAS COUNTY, Mo. — A Raymondville man has been charged with two counts of sodomy in the first degree.
According to a press release by the Sheriff of Texas County, James W. Crider, 76, has been charged with two counts of first-degree sodomy involving two juvenile victims under the age of eight.
On March 30, Texas County deputies received a report that two victims under the age of eight had been sexually abused. After interviewing the family and victims, Crider was named a suspect on April 4.
A probable cause statement from the Texas County Sheriff’s Office states that during the April 4 interview, Crider admitted to sexual contact with the children and blamed the contact on the actions of the children.
Crider has been taken to the Texas County Jail pending a $500,000 bond.
