HARRISON CO., Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri man has been charged with sexual misconduct after he was accused of groping a 10-year-old girl multiple times.

Harrison County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Friday, June 6, indicate that Joshua E. Peake, 35, of Mount Moriah, has been charged with sexual misconduct for allegedly groping a child.

A probable cause statement filed by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office revealed that on May 18, the mother of the victim reported that on at least two separate occasions, Peake inappropriately touched her 10-year-old daughter.

Investigators at the North Central Missouri Child Advocacy Center said the child’s testimony matched her mother’s statement.

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