NewsAugust 7, 2019
Cape man faces molestation, rape charges
A 48-year-old Cape Girardeau man has been arrested on charges of child molestation and statutory rape, police said in a new release Tuesday. Ted J. Skinner is accused of molesting and raping a 16-year-old girl. According to a probable-cause statement, the victim said Skinner molested her June 25 and raped her July 1. She told police the incidents occurred in Skinner’s vehicle in the parking lot of the Independence Street apartment complex where he lived...
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A 48-year-old Cape Girardeau man has been arrested on charges of child molestation and statutory rape, police said in a new release Tuesday.
Ted J. Skinner is accused of molesting and raping a 16-year-old girl.
According to a probable-cause statement, the victim said Skinner molested her June 25 and raped her July 1. She told police the incidents occurred in Skinner’s vehicle in the parking lot of the Independence Street apartment complex where he lived.
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Skinner has been held in the Cape Girardeau County Jail in Jackson since Monday on a $50,000 cash bond.
Police first began investigating the case July 16, according to the release. Prosecutors filed the charges Sunday, court records show.
Police Sgt. Joey Hann said in the release the case remains under investigation and additional charges may be filed.
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