After a mistrial in December, the trial of a California, Mo. man -
accused of multiple counts of statutory rape and sodomy and one count
each of forcible sodomy, forcible rape and sexual abuse from alleged
incidents in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2005 - has been moved and rescheduled.
Travis R. Smith, a former pastor in the region, is reset to begin April
18, 2016, at the Laclede County Courthouse. He was arrested in 2012 by
the Missouri State Highway Patrol with additional charges filed later in
Moniteau County Circuit Court.
