Carthage man charged with molesting, sodomizing six-year-old girl

An arrest warrant was issued today for a Carthage man charged with statutory sodomy and child molestation.

The probable cause statement, which was filed in Jasper County Circuit Court, alleges 44-year-old Juan Jose Tamayo sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl. 

The probable cause statement indicates Tamayo and a woman described as a "paramour"  haven't cooperated with investigators and haven't been at home since September.

The paramour "has a daughter the same age as the victim," according to the statement.

When Tamayo is arrested, he will be held without bond.

According to the probable cause statement:

On July 1, 2025, Carthage Detectives received information from the Missouri Children’s Division that alleged the six (6) year old juvenile victim had been subjected to sexual contact by a family friend, Juan Tamayo Sanchez.

During a subsequent forensic interview with the juvenile victim, she recounted on multiple occasions that the defendant would subject her to sexual contact over and under her clothes by touching her breast, genitals, and anus.

She recounted a time when the defendant performed deviant sexual intercourse with her in the suspect's home.

The statement continued:

I believe that the defendant poses a danger to crime victim the community or to any other person because the defendant has access to other children approximately the same age as the victim.

His paramour has a daughter the same age as the victim.