Jeffery Durbin is accused of meeting and sexually abusing the victim in a Columbia hotel in March.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/654441

A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of sexual abuse and kidnapping related to an incident in a Columbia hotel last March.

Jeffery Durbin, 30, is accused of kissing and touching the victim March 24 in the Columbia hotel without consent, according to the probable cause statement. He then grabbed and pushed the victim, who was trying to leave, back into the room.