A former Benton County Sheriff’s deputy was free on $100,000 bond Monday after being accused of sex acts with a former foster child.
Michael S. Cash, 47, of Cole Camp, was charged Friday in Benton County with two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and one count of first-degree child molestation after a two-week investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which is assisting with the investigation at the request of the Benton County sheriff’s and prosecutor’s offices.
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