Jackson man faces sex charges

BENTON, Mo. -- The temporary disappearance of a Scott County girl has to led to charges against a Jackson man.

Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Boyd filed charges Friday against Daniel Phillips, 25, of 205 Jacquie Lane. Phillips was charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation, first degree statutory rape, 10 counts of second-degree statutory rape and seven counts of second-degree statutory sodomy.

He is being held in the Scott County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

While investigating a runaway incident in Oran, Mo., Scott County authorities said, they were led to believe that Phillips, the juvenile's brother-in-law, was involved. After a two-day search, the juvenile was found at a Cape Girardeau motel. Police said that continued investigations revealed that since the summer of 2002 Phillips and the victim had sexual contact numerous times, allegedly beginning when the victim was 13 years old.