BENTON, MISSOURI - Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said a Sikeston man has been arrested and charged regarding sexual related crimes.
Zachary Caleb Neal (23) Sikeston is charged with Statutory Sodomy in the 1st degree and Enticement of a child. Bond is set at $50,000.
Walter said the investigation revealed that Neal met the 12 year old victim through a social media website. Sexual related conversations via the internet eventually lead to Neal meeting the victim at the victim’s residence. Neal had sexual contacts with the 12 year old victim.
Contact between Neal and the victim continued until a family member of the victim discovered correspondence between the two.
Neal was interviewed by an investigator Friday afternoon and admitted to the sexual contacts.
