ST. CHARLES • A St. Charles couple was accused Tuesday of sex crimes involving a girl younger than 17 years old.

John Thomas Jagels, 32, and his wife, Nichole Marie Jagels, 37, each were charged with statutory sodomy, sexual exploitation of a minor and promoting child pornography. John Jagels also was charged with statutory rape.

The charges do not give an age for the girl, saying only that she was younger than 17.

According to a court record, the incidents took place between May and last month at the Jagels' home on Salem Drive. A video of one incident was found on John Jagels' cellphone, court documents say.

The two also are each charged with distributing a controlled substance to a minor. Authorities alleged that the two smoked marijuana with the victim, and John Jagels and the victim used LSD.

The two were being held in the St. Charles County Jail with cash bail set at $75,000 each.

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