Scott County prosecutors dismissed on Wednesday statutory rape charges against David M. Bollinger, 18, of Benton, Mo. Charges are pending in Cape Girardeau County, since the alleged crime occurred in Cape Girardeau, said Prosecutor Paul Boyd. According to a sworn affidavit by Cape Girardeau detective Darren Estes, the 12-year-old victim told investigators that she and Bollinger had consensual sex once.
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