GAINESVILLE, Mo. — The Ozark County Sheriff says additional charges have been filed against an Ozark County man who is accused of sex crimes involving a child.

53-year-old Tracy Presson of Gainesville was charged earlier this month with one count of statutory rape and two counts of statutory sodomy. He now faces additional charges including 3 more counts of statutory sodomy, another count of statutory rape, use of a child in a sexual performance, and two counts of possession of child pornography.


Sheriff Darrin Reed says the probable cause affidavits in the case have been sealed by the courts due to their shocking content. Amended charges filed in court Tuesday indicate that one of the acts Presson is charged with involved the videotaping of an underage victim engaging in sexual acts with a dog.

Reed added that authorities are still attempting to review “thousands of images and videos” obtained from Presson, with another 8,000 already tagged in an effort to identify more victims. He says the department has been working with the FBI due to possible sex trafficking crimes that may have taken place in other states.

Presson is being held in the Ozark County jail on $500,000 bond. Sheriff Reed says additional charges are possible.