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Jefferson City woman charged with statutory rape and statutory sodomy jailed without bond

41-year-old Jennifer Cecil of Jefferson City is jailed without bond (July 19, 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Cole County Sheriff’s Department)

A Cole County judge describes a Jefferson City woman charged with sexual contact with a student as a danger to the community and has ordered her to be jailed without bond.

41-year-old Jennifer Cecil is also charged with three other felonies: statutory rape, statutory sodomy and sexual abuse.

Our news partner KMIZ reports Cecil was a volunteer at an undisclosed Cole County school. The alleged victim tells police that Jennfer Cecil initiated their relationship.

Her initial arraignment date hasn’t been set yet.