Thursday, November 14, 2019

Former Carl Junction R-1 bus driver pleads not guilty in sex case, bond reduction hearing set

Former Carl Junction R-1 bus driver waived his formal arraignment Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to felony charges of statutory sodomy and sexual contact with a student.

A bond reduction hearing has been scheduled for 9 a.m. November 27 in Jasper County Circuit Court. Frakes is being held in the Jasper County Jail on a $50,000 cash-only bond.








According to the probable cause statement, Frakes admitted to fondling a high school girl multiple times in an off-campus setting. He also is accused of touching her genital area during a school band competition on the Missouri Southern State University campus March 27, 2015.

The girl was under 17 at the time, according to the statement.

In a news release, Carl Junction R-1 School District officials said the student was not riding Frakes' bus.

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