ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man will serve time for shooting three men that accused him of child molestation.

Charges state that Joel Chaney, 53, shot and wounded three men on Feb. 14, 2022 at the Clinton Peabody apartments in the 1400 block of Chouteau. The victims confronted him about an 11-year-old girl reporting that Chaney molested her.

Officials said the girl even told the school counselor about Chaney. The subject entered an Alford plea to one count of second-degree child molestation and guilty pleas to first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful gun possession, and two counts of drug trafficking.

Chaney was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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