November 14, 2009
Sixth Relative Charged In Child Sex Abuse Case
LEXINGTON, Missouri -- A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri was charged Friday with raping two children in 1986. Darrel Wayne Mohler, 72, of Silver Springs, Florida, was charged with two counts of forcible rape. Court documents say Mohler was charged in Lafayette County, Kansas, but authorities said he was not in custody Friday. "I don't believe he's on the run and I urge him to turn himself in so I can talk to him," Lafayette County Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh said at a news conference. It wasn't immediately clear whether Mohler had an attorney.Click Here For The Full Story......
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Police Arrest Sixth Member of Family Accused of Child Sex Abuse
Lexington, Missouri -- Police arrested a sixth member of a Missouri family under investigation for allegations of child sexual abuse, police said. Darrel Mohler has been charged with two counts of rape, Lafayette County Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh said at a news conference. Missouri police did not have Mohler in custody earlier. On the request of Missouri officials, Marion County authorities went to Mohler's home in Silver Springs, Florida, and caught him just before he pulled into the driveway, according to a news release from the Marion County Sheriff's Office. He was subsequently arrested.