๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐, ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง
๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ . ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
On May 11, 2026, the Pettis County Sheriff's Office received a report from the Warrensburg Police Department regarding sexual misconduct with a juvenile. During a Division of Family Services interview conducted at the victimโs school, the victim disclosed that her family member, Cayden Alexander Ritzo, had shown her his penis and naked buttocks. The victim further disclosed that Ritzo made her touch his penis. The alleged incident took place at her fatherโs house in La Monte approximately one year prior.
On May 19, the victim participated in a forensic interview at Child Safe. During that interview, the victim again disclosed that Ritzo exposed his penis and made her touch it with her hand. The victim stated Ritzo told her not to tell her father what happened. The victim also stated Ritzo made her place a piece of cardboard between his buttocks.
On June 4, investigators interviewed the victimโs father for another investigation involving another juvenile victim. During that interview, the father described observing Ritzo standing in the juvenileโs bedroom with his pants down. The father reported he ordered Ritzo to leave the room and questioned the juvenile about what happened.
On August 19, investigators interviewed Ritzo at the Pettis County Sheriffโs Office. During the interview, Ritzo provided possible explanations for the juvenile having seen his penis. Ritzo stated the victim may have seen his penis while he was changing with the door open, or while he was walking around the residence wearing ill-fitting shorts. Ritzo also stated the victim may have touched his penis while he was lying with her or playing with her. Ritzo initially stated he would help the victim use the bathroom, but later said the victim would ask to use the bathroom. Ritzo denied forcing the victim to touch his penis or intentionally exposing himself to her.
Investigators requested to search Ritzoโs phone, and he consented. During the search, investigators located approximately 9 images that appeared to be Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in the form of animated cartoon characters. Investigators also located 14 links to websites that had been accessed on the phone, which included nonconsensual fetish videos (staged).
Ritzo is now charged with statutory sodomy or attempted, sexual misconduct involving a child under the age of 15, and possession of child pornography.
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