A Bates City man charged with multiple sex-related felonies involving a juvenile has a court date scheduled this week in Lafayette County.
A probable-cause statement says authorities learned that a 13-year-old girl allegedly had been engaged in sexual activity with 45-year-old Larry R. Mansfield Jr. at a residence in Lafayette County on November 12, 2017.
Online court documents say 45-year-old Larry Mansfield Jr. has been charged with a Class C Felony for Child Molestation in the Third Degree- Child Less Than 14 Years Old; and two counts of an Unclassified Felony for Statutory Sodomy or Attempted Statutory Sodomy- Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Person Less Than 14 Years Old.
Online court documents also say Mansfield entered a plea of not guilty during an arraignment hearing on November 14, 2017, and his cause was continued with case-hearing scheduled at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 19, at the Lafayette County Circuit Court.