Crime & Safety
Sauget Man Charged With Sodomizing Child in North County
Police said the man told a detective, "It's a possibility this is true."
A man faces criminal charges after police said he molested a child between 11 and 13 years old in North County.
Steven Keel, 35, of Sauget, IL was charged Friday with four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy.
St. Louis County Police said Keel had sexual intercourse four times with a child between Oct. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2011 in Glasgow Village. The child was between 11 and 13 years old at the time, police said.
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Police reported that Keel initially denied the allegations, but later told a detective, “It’s a possibility that this is true.”
Bail was set at $100,000, cash only.
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