ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A Glasgow Village man appeared in St. Louis County Circuit Court on Monday and admitted to having inappropriate sexual contact with a pre-teen.
According to a statement from the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Roderick Stokes, 41, pleaded guilty to two counts of statutory sodomy – person less than 12 years of age.
Stokes pleaded guilty to avoid a jury trial, which had been scheduled to begin that day.
The crimes happened between Aug. 1, 2017, and June 30, 2022, at two homes in Glasgow Village, Stokes said.
The circuit court judge hearing the case sentenced Stokes to 10 years in state prison on each count, with the sentences running consecutively. Stokes must also register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.