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Two Litchfield Men Accused of Sex Crimes

Thu, 22 May 2014 08:04:08 CDT
(Litchfield)--Two Litchfield men were arrested in connection to two separate sex crimes that took place in Maryland Heights, Missouri and in Lincoln. The incidents reportedly both involved a fourteen year old victim.

29 year old Jerry Pocklington was arrested on May 16th in St. Louis County for two counts of statutory sodomy and one count of statutory rape after he reportedly ran off with a fourteen year old family member.

55 year old Ronald Collins was arrested on Tuesday in Logan County for four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of a child sex offender operating an unauthorized vehicle.

Bond for Pocklington has been set at 150 thousand dollars. He is scheduled for a court appearance in St. Louis County on June 2nd. Bond for Collins has been set at 50 thousand dollars. He is scheduled for an appearance in Logan County next Tuesday.