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Nodaway County authorities have made a second arrest in connection with a teenage sex crimes case related to offenses allegedly committed during a party at a Maryville residence during the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 8.
Taken into custody on a warrant issued Jan. 13 was Jordan James Zech, 17, of rural Maryville. Zech was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, a Class B Felony, and released on $10,000 bond.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Deputy David Glidden, Zech allegedly used an electronic recording device, identified in other court documents as a cell phone, to make a video of a 14-year-old girl engaged in sexual acts with a 17-year-old male.
The teens reportedly recorded in the video were not identified because they are minors. Under Missouri law victims of sexual exploitation are not considered adults if they are under 18. Anyone who commits a crime of any kind, however, is considered an adult at 17.
According to records filed in Nodaway County Circuit Court, Zech allegedly used the cell phone to record "two minors kissing without pants on prior to the two minors having sexual intercourse."
No court date has been set for Zech, according to CaseNet, the Missouri court system website. If convicted the teen could serve between five and 15 years in prison.
Also arrested in connection with the case and free on bond is Matthew Bradley Barnett, 17, who lived at the house where the alleged crimes occurred during a party attended by several young people.
Barnett is charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who had reportedly been drinking alcohol. Court documents state the suspect told authorities the sex was consensual.
According to another probable cause statement filed by Glidden, the girl did not remember having sex with Barnett and was allegedly left in the front yard of her home, where she remained outdoors for approximately two hours in sub-freezing temperatures before making her way inside.
If convicted of the Class C felony, Barnett could be sentenced to between two and seven years in prison.
Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White said earlier there was a third alleged incident of sexual misconduct at the same location on the night in question involving a teenage girl under age 15 and a 15-year-old boy who was turned over to juvenile authorities.
White said neither of the girls involved appeared to have suffered serious physical injury.
Nodaway County authorities have made a second arrest in connection with a teenage sex crimes case related to offenses allegedly committed during a party at a Maryville residence during the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 8.
Taken into custody on a warrant issued Jan. 13 was Jordan James Zech, 17, of rural Maryville. Zech was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, a Class B Felony, and released on $10,000 bond.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Deputy David Glidden, Zech allegedly used an electronic recording device, identified in other court documents as a cell phone, to make a video of a 14-year-old girl engaged in sexual acts with a 17-year-old male.
The teens reportedly recorded in the video were not identified because they are minors. Under Missouri law victims of sexual exploitation are not considered adults if they are under 18. Anyone who commits a crime of any kind, however, is considered an adult at 17.
According to records filed in Nodaway County Circuit Court, Zech allegedly used the cell phone to record "two minors kissing without pants on prior to the two minors having sexual intercourse."
No court date has been set for Zech, according to CaseNet, the Missouri court system website. If convicted the teen could serve between five and 15 years in prison.
Also arrested in connection with the case and free on bond is Matthew Bradley Barnett, 17, who lived at the house where the alleged crimes occurred during a party attended by several young people.
Barnett is charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who had reportedly been drinking alcohol. Court documents state the suspect told authorities the sex was consensual.
According to another probable cause statement filed by Glidden, the girl did not remember having sex with Barnett and was allegedly left in the front yard of her home, where she remained outdoors for approximately two hours in sub-freezing temperatures before making her way inside.
If convicted of the Class C felony, Barnett could be sentenced to between two and seven years in prison.
Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White said earlier there was a third alleged incident of sexual misconduct at the same location on the night in question involving a teenage girl under age 15 and a 15-year-old boy who was turned over to juvenile authorities.
White said neither of the girls involved appeared to have suffered serious physical injury.
