Cole Camp man charged with first-degree child molestation in Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole Camp man was charged in Montgomery County on Monday with two counts of first-degree child molestation. Michael Wayne Pitts was charged after court documents say he repeatedly sexually assaulted a child from 2014 through 2021.

A warrant was issued on Monday and no bond was set. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says the victim was younger than 10 years old when the assaults began.

The child reportedly told a family member about the assaults in 2021 and a parent filed the initial report. The probable cause statement was dated Jan. 31, 2022.

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