Houston, MO. – On August 26, 2022, the Texas County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into
allegations that a 20-year-old male had sexual contact with a person less than 14 years old and
a person less than 17 years old. During forensic interviews with the victims, it is alleged that
suspect Tristan Leier met with the victims on a county road in the Summersville area and
engaged in sexual contact. The victims alleged that the incident occurred in July of this year.
Additional investigation supported the probable cause leading to the arrest of the suspect on
September 13, 2022, at a residence in Houston.
Tristan B. Leier, age 20, of Houston, Missouri was charged by Texas County
Prosecuting Attorney Parke Stevens’s office with Statutory Rape 1st Degree, Statutory
Sodomy, Child Molestation 4th Degree (2 counts). Leier was incarcerated in the Texas County
Jail pending a $400,000 bond.
The above charges are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in
support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is
to determine guilt or innocence.
