Chillicothe teenager arrested and charged with child molestation – KTTN-FM 92.3 and KGOZ

Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options A felony complaint has been filed against Brennin Austin-Lee Shoop, alleging child molestation in the fourth degree in Livingston County, Missouri. According to court records, Shoop, who was 18 at the time of the alleged incident, is accused of engaging in sexual contact with a juvenile under the age of 17 on or about December 1, 2024. No bond is allowed. An initial court appearance is scheduled for Monday morning, May 5, 2025. The investigation began on January 17, 2024, when a family member of the juvenile reported to Chillicothe Police that explicit messages and nude photographs had been exchanged between Shoop and the juvenile victim via Snapchat. The family provided the victim’s cell phone to law enforcement for a consensual search. On February 13, 2025, Detective Sam Wright of the Chillicothe Police Department reviewed the downloaded data from the cell phone. Messages showed Shoop asking the victim’s age, to which she replied she was 13. Shoop acknowledged her age, stating he thought she was at least 15 or 16, and then claimed he was 15 years old, however, Shoop was actually 18 at the time. The conversation turned sexual, with
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