BATES COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri man faces multiple life sentences after he was accused of sexually trafficking and sexually abusing a child.

The Bates County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office says that in September 2025, investigators began to look into a hotline tip received by the Children’s Division.

Law enforcement officials noted that the tip was in regard to a child’s sexual assault. As a result, Ryan M. Foster, 41, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 2.

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Through the investigation, the court records said the Sheriff’s Office found that Foster had allegedly sexually assaulted a child who was related to him by blood or adoption.

Those same court records indicated that in the summer of 2025, Fost

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