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Polo man charged with sexually abusing child under 12

Roger Briggs
A Polo, Missouri man is due in court Friday after he was charged with sexually abusing a child over the course of five years.

Roger Briggs, 35, was booked into the Buchanan County jail early Wednesday morning, and is being held under $75,000 bail. Prosecutors filed one count of sodomy in the first degree, with victim under the age of 12. A probable cause statement accuses Briggs of abusing a seven-year-old child.

“According to statements, Briggs has been sexually abusive to the victim spanning a 5 year period of time,” said St. Joseph Police Det. Dustin Robinson in a probable cause statement. “Briggs may attempt to have contact with the victim and has expressed through messages that he would like to remain in the victims life.”

A judge set bail at $75,000, with a $25,000 cash deposit. Briggs is in custody at the Buchanan County Jail.

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