ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A St. Louis County man was charged Friday after police said he had inappropriate sexual contact with a 7-year-old girl.
Jared Shadley, 32, was charged with three counts of statutory sodomy in connection with the Jan. 25 incident.
Creve Coeur police said their officers were called to a home on Jan. 26, where a family member of the victim reported inappropriate sexual contact a day earlier between the girl and Shadley, who police described as an "adult male acquaintance."
Charging documents said Shadley touched her genitals and forced her to touch his "for the purpose of arousing or gratifying" his sexual desires.
He was charged with three counts of statutory sodomy Friday and is being held on $150,000, cash-only bond.
Shadley was a city councilman in Overland from January 2016 to April 2017. According to online city council records, Shadley also served as a member of the city's parks and recreation commission as recently as Oct. 28.
