JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker allegedly used his position as a police officer to receive a “sexual favor” from an intoxicated teenage girl in 2015 and his boss, the Pike County sheriff, is accused of attempting to obstruct a probe as the deputy ran for a seat in the Legislature last year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has learned.
According to a report obtained from Frankford police Chief Josh Baker in response to an open records request, state Rep. Chad Perkins, a Bowling Green Republican, allegedly accepted “sexual favors from a teenage girl while on duty” as a police officer.
The report said the Pike County prosecutor, as well as state and federal investigators, have been alerted to the allegations. The speaker of the Missouri House, Rep. Rob Vescovo, an Arnold Republican, also has been notified of the incident.
