A man from mid-Missouri’s Mexico who has been convicted of numerous child sex crimes will be sentenced on June 9.
An Audrain County jury has convicted 43-year-old John Sidney Kelly Jr. of two counts of statutory rape, three counts of child molestation and five other felonies.
The Audrain County jury found that Kelly raped and molested one victim from the ages of 9 to 13 and the other victim from 13 to 18. Audrain County prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger says the crimes happened over a seven year period in Mexico, Missouri. Kelly faces a minimum of two life sentences and a maximum of two life sentences and a total of 129 years in prison.
Prosecutor Shellabarger says Kelly took no responsibility and repeatedly called the girls liars.
