Morgan County -- A Stover police officer has waived a
preliminary hearing and will be back in court on March 15.
22-year old Aaron Nelson was in Moniteau County Court on
Tuesday after being arrested in January by the California, Mo. Police
Department. Nelson is facing six counts of statutory rape in the second degree.
Prosecutors say the incidents occurred at Nelson’s home in
California, Mo. between April and November of 2012. All of the alleged victims
are female. Two are 16 and one is 15. Nelson is a time police officer for the
City of Stover. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday morning and remains
free on bond.