Affidavit: Diamond Board member had sex with teen twice at his home

Former Diamond R-4 Board of Education member Johnny Russow had sex with a 16-year-old twice at his home, according to the probable cause affidavit from Newton County Deputy Mike Barnett.

Russow was charged Wednesday with two counts of statutory rape, but the 16-year-old told investigators that she had sex with Russow, 44, in two other places prior to the incidents in Russow's Diamond home.

From the probable cause affidavit:

I witnessed an interview with KA, a now 17-year-old girl. (She) disclosed when she was 16 years old, she had sexual intercourse two different times with Johnny Russow, a 44-year-old man.

KA disclosed that Johnny Russow had sexual contact with her in two other jurisdictions prior to the two incidents that occurred in Diamond, Missouri.

KA disclosed that she was at Johnny Russow's home and he told his daughter  to go outside and feed the animals.

KA disclosed that Johnny called her into the bathroom where he was at. KA disclosed that Johny got behind her and took off her pants and bent her over. (At that point, he had sex with her, according to the affidavit.)

KA disclosed that this happened one more time at Johnny Russow's residence. KA disclosed that she went into Johnny's bedroom and he took off her pants and laid her on the bed. (The affidavit then described the sex act.)

Russow resigned from the Diamond School Board April 6.

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