POPLAR BLUFF MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON IN RAPE, SODOMY CASE
A Poplar Bluff man was sentenced to time in prison in a rape, sodomy case.
According to officials from the Poplar Bluff Police Department, 47 year old Robert Chavez, of Poplar Bluff, was charged on 1st degree statutory sodomy, and 1st degree statutory rape.
These charges stem from multiple witness, law enforcement, and victim testimonies – as well as a letter read by the victim – which state that Chavez began sexually abusing the then 13 year old victim in October 2012, and continued the abuse until June of 2014.
A SAFE examination by the victim, as well as several months worth of messages between the two, were also used as evidence in court trials.
Chavez is currently incarcerated at the Butler County Jail, and will be serving 55 years jail time – 25 years on statutory sodomy, and 30 years for statutory rape.