We have a brand new updated website! Click here to check it out!

Missouri man found guilty of all counts in child sexual abuse case

Joseph T. Sousley Buchanan County booking photo.

A Missouri man was found guilty on all charges in a sexual abuse case from 2016.

According to the Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Joseph Sousley, who was charged with three counts of sodomy in the first degree and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, was found guilty on all charges on May 7, 2019, by a Buchanan County jury in front of Division 4 Circuit Court Judge Kellogg.

As previously reported, Sousley was charged in 2017, for abusing a St. Joseph teenager in June of 2016.

According to a press release from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the victim in the case, who was 14-years-old at the time of the offense, testified for nearly four hours over the last two days.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kristina Zeit called eight witnesses to testify during the course of trial. After deliberating for approximately two hours, the jury returned a verdict of guilty on all four counts.

Joseph Sousley faces up to life in prison on each of the three sodomy charges and up to 7 years in prison on the sexual abuse charge.

Sentencing has been set for June 13, 2019.

Copyright Eagle Radio | FCC Public Files | EEO Public File