West Plains, MO. – The former school resource officer and sheriff’s deputy who is facing multiple charges dealing with the molestation of a minor has pled not guilty on Monday.
Rob Pilkington, age 54 of Pomona, is facing multiple charges of statutory sodomy, statutory rape, and child molestation in connection with an investigation involving a child under the age of 14. Pilkington went before Howell County Judge Robert David Ray on Monday, September 19 where he waived his formal arraignment and pled not guilty to the 13 felony charges.
The next criminal setting has been set for October 3, 2022 at 1 p.m. in the Howell County Courthouse