Two Perryville men charged with sex crimes

Southeast Missourian

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Two Perryville men were charged with sex crimes, and Perry County officers have placed one in custody as of Friday. Robert M. Hager, 18, was charged with two counts of statutory rape and one of statutory sodomy, both with people younger than 14. According to a news release from the Perry County Sheriff's Department, Hager is being held at the Perry County Jail on a $50,000 cash only-bond. Police are searching for his brother, Jasper D. Hager, 20, who is charged with one count of statutory sodomy and one count of statutory rape. When Jasper Hager is arrested and in custody, his bond will be set at $50,000, cash only.

-- From staff reports