Four Missouri men plead not guilty on charges of raping family members

Monday, February 1, 2010 | 3:32 p.m. CST
BY The Associated Press

LEXINGTON — Four men accused of molesting young relatives two decades ago in western Missouri have pleaded not guilty.

Defendants Burrell E. Mohler Sr. and his sons Burrell Mohler Jr., Roland Mohler and David Mohler waived their preliminary hearings Monday in Lafayette County court. All four men pleaded not guilty to several felony counts, including rape and use of a child in a sexual performance.

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  • In this photo released by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, from left, Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, of Columbia, David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence, Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, also of Independence and Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City. All were arrested Tuesday and charged with forcible sodomy, rape and use of a child in a sexual performance.
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Burrell E. Mohler Sr. also requested a venue change and a new judge.

Another son, Jared Mohler, faces similar charges and was scheduled for a bond-reduction hearing Monday. That hearing was continued until April 5.

Darrel Mohler, a brother of Burrell E. Mohler Sr., has a change of venue hearing scheduled Tuesday.

The Mohlers are charged with raping and molesting young relatives over roughly a decade beginning in the mid-1980s.

 

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