Cape Girardeau man faces sodomy, molestation charges

A Cape Girardeau man was charged Monday with one felony count of second-degree statutory sodomy and a misdemeanor county of second-degree child molestation. Frank Lesley Snider III, 26, of 901 S. Benton St., was arrested after a 17-year-old-girl alleged that Snider had deviate sexual intercourse with her, according to a probable-cause statement.

Snider's bond was set at $25,000. Statutory sodomy is a class C felony carrying a maximum punishment of seven years in prison.