ST. LOUIS – A trial date has been set for Yaha Maly, who is accused of multiple crimes, including rape, sodomy and kidnapping in Ballwin.

Maly, 28, has been jailed since mid-February on 19 counts related to these charges. The trial is scheduled to begin on April 6 of next year.

Maly has previously lived in several cities across the United States, including Chicago, Richmond, Tucson and Minneapolis. Officials, however, fear there could be other victims.

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