BENTON, MISSOURI - Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said a Chaffee area man has been arrested and charged with crimes allegedly committed against his pregnant wife.
Landon J. Klaffer (21) Chaffee has been charged with 1st degree rape, 1st degree sodomy, 2nd degree domestic assault, felonious restraint, and unlawful use of a weapon.
Walter said officers were dispatched to the Klaffer residence near Chaffee shortly after 8 PM Friday evening. The victim, who was 7 months pregnant, reported that she had been forcibly raped by Klaffer Friday morning, and held against her will for the remainder of the day. The victim reported that after the sexual assault incidents, Klaffer broke her cell phone and refused to let her leave the residence. It was also reported that Klaffer displayed a machete toward the victim in an angry and threatening manner and physically assaulted the victim while holding her captive inside the residence.
Walter said Klaffer is currently being held in the Scott County Jail on a $25,000 bond.
