Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Offenses (Ch. 565–575)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crimes) § 566.025: Evidence that defendant has committed other charged and uncharged crimes of a sexual nature involving victims under fourteen admissible to prove propensity to commit crime, when
What this law says, in plain English
In sexual crime prosecutions involving victims under 14, courts may admit evidence of other similar crimes by the defendant to show criminal propensity, unless prejudicial effect outweighs probative value.
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