Essex man arrested, charged with child molestation | Crime

ESSEX, MO (KFVS) - An Essex man was arrested Jan. 30 and charged with first degree child molestation of an 11-year-old girl.

Danny Keith Foushee, 57 of Essex, Mo., was arrested and charged with first degree child molestation.

The Sikeston Department of Public Safety says on Jan. 19 they responded to a local school in reference to a hot line investigation. They say Missouri Children's Division was investigating an allegation of a juvenile who said she was inappropriately touched by a man. The alleged victim was an 11-year-old girl who attended the school.

DPS says the student claimed that her grandmother's friend had touched her during a recent visit in Sikeston in December of 2011. DPS set up a safe exam with the girl at the Beacon Health Center. Information from the forensic interview and the police investigation led to detectives talking with Foushee on Jan. 30. Foushee was then arrested.

Scott County Prosecutor Paul Boyd charged Foushee for the December incident. He was given a $100,000 cash or surety bond through Scott County Courts.

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