LAFAYETTE COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY KELLIE CAMPBELL SAYS 37 YEA YEAR OLD GREGORY DEDRICKSON OF INDEPENDENCE HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS OF CHILD MOLESTATION FROM INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED IN 2004 AND 2009.
THE CASE HAD BEEN MOVED TO CLAY COUNTY ON A CHANGE OF VENUE FROM LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
A SENTENCING ASSESSMENT REPORT IS TO BE PREPARED, AND SENTENCING HAS BEEN SET FOR SEPTEMBER 17TH.
CAPPELLA SAYS DEDRICKSON FACES A MAXIMUM POSSIBLE SENTENCE OF 15 YEARS ON EACH COUNT.
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THE CASE STARTED WHEN JACKSON COUNTY AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED IMAGES ON DEDRICKSON'S COMPUTER THAT LED THEM TO A LAFAYETTE COUNTY LOCATION, AND A CHILD WAS IDENTIFIED FROM THE IMAGES