BENTON - A 64-year-old Benton man is in custody for sexual offenses dating back to 1999, with the most recent occurring in October of this year.
According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter Velton L. Taylor, is being held in the Scott County Jail on charges of first degree statutory sodomy, first degree sexual misconduct and two counts of second degree child molestation. Bond is set at $100,000.
According to sheriff's investigators, Taylor's activities were revealed when several children from the same family were taken for a safe exam at the NASV Center in Cape Girardeau in late November.
The exam and interviews revealed alleged sexual offenses against the three juveniles and one adult.