The Cape Girardeau man accused of molesting a teenager for three years withdrew his not-guilty plea and pleaded guilty to second-degree statutory sodomy Monday.
47-year-old Kenneth Higgins was charged with sporadically molesting a girl from the time she was 12 until she turned 15. He faced first-degree child molestation and second-degree statutory sodomy charges before he withdrew his not-guilty plea and pleaded guilty to sodomy at a pretrial conference Monday. In return for his guilty plea, the state dropped the molestation charge.
In a September 2010 hearing, the victim testified that Higgins often napped with her, and that her mother didn't disapprove. The victim said she reported the sexual abuse to authorities after her fiancee's mother encouraged her to attend counseling at the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence. Higgins will undergo a sentencing assessment report before being sentenced Jan. 23. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
47-year-old Kenneth Higgins was charged with sporadically molesting a girl from the time she was 12 until she turned 15. He faced first-degree child molestation and second-degree statutory sodomy charges before he withdrew his not-guilty plea and pleaded guilty to sodomy at a pretrial conference Monday. In return for his guilty plea, the state dropped the molestation charge.
In a September 2010 hearing, the victim testified that Higgins often napped with her, and that her mother didn't disapprove. The victim said she reported the sexual abuse to authorities after her fiancee's mother encouraged her to attend counseling at the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence. Higgins will undergo a sentencing assessment report before being sentenced Jan. 23. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
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