OSAGE COUNTY  — Mark Musgrave of Chamois was scheduled to plea in a hearing scheduled for March 6, but he was granted a continuance until June 5 at 9 a.m. No reason was provided for the delay. However, amended charges were filed on March 7. Prosecuting Attorney Amanda Grellner explained they were filed solely to correct a scrivener’s error. No other changes were made.

Per the amended filing, the charges include two counts of first-degree sodomy (person less than 14), one count of aggravated first-degree sodomy (person less than 14), and one count of possession of child pornography (first offense), all of which are felony charges. Musgrave also faces a separate felony drug possession charge.

Musgrave was arrested after a minor victim told Deputy Dennis Sutton during a Dec. 3, 2020, forensic interview that she was subjected to unwanted sexual contact by the defendants at their home when she was 12.

Osage County deputies executed a search warrant at the Musgrave residence on Dec. 9, 2020, in conjunction with a search by the Mid Missouri Drug Task Force. During the search, a bag containing methamphetamine was found in the couple’s bedroom.

Officers also seized a 64GB micro-SD card from Mark Musgrave, who had secreted it in his wallet. A separate search warrant to examine the contents of the storage device was obtained and led to the discovery of a video file that showed what appeared to be a female child, approximately 12, completely nude, and engaged in sexual activity with an adult male. A follow-up interview with two employees at Chamois R-1 was conducted, during which both identified the female in the video as being a former deceased student of the school.

The defendant’s former wife, Elizabeth Musgrave, is currently serving time in the Chillicothe Correctional Center after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy on Aug. 30, 2023. She was sentenced to seven years for each count, concurrent, for a total of 21 years.