Jury trial to begin Tuesday for Joplin man accused of sexually abusing child

The jury trial for a Joplin man charged with first degree statutory sodomy is scheduled to begin 9 a.m. Tuesday before Judge Gayle Crane in Jasper County Circuit Court.

David R. Schachtner, 36, allegedly sexually assaulted a child younger than 12 on June 27, 2018, in Joplin.

He was bound over for trial following a November preliminary hearing.