More charges against Missouri dad, sons in child sex case

The new charges stem from 1984 to 1989 and accuse Burrell E. Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence of rape, sodomy and use of a child in a sexual performance. His four sons, Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, of Columbia; Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City; and David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, were charged with rape.

From left to right on the top row; Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, of Columbia, Mo., David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence, Mo., and from left to right on the second row; Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, of Independence, Mo., Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo. and Darrel Wayne Mohler of Silver Springs, Fla.

The original complaint, which has allegations that date from 1988 to 1995, includes charges of forcible sodomy, rape with a child younger than 12 and use of a child in a sexual performance.

All five men were scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on the original charges and are being held in the Lafayette County jail. It was not clear if any of the men had lawyers; no attorneys were listed on any of the court documents.

No additional charges were filed against the sixth person accused in the case, Darrel W. Mohler, 72. He is being held in Marion County, Fla. on two counts of rape stemming from 1986. It also was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney, but he has said he had no idea about the allegations against him and that he has lived at his Silver Springs, Fla. home since 1984.