Jury trial scheduled for Savannah man facing sodomy, rape charges

SAVANNAH, Mo. (KQTV) -- A jury trial has been scheduled for a Savannah, Missouri, man who is charged with three counts of sodomy and one count of rape.

Nathan Clark Hershley is charged with three counts of statutory sodomy in the 1st Degree for deviating sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14.

The fourth charge is statutory rape in the 2nd Degree.

The trial is set for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday, March 5 at the Andrew County Courthouse with Judge Dan Kellogg.

According to a press release on the Platte County Courthouse's website, Hershely was sentenced to 75 years in prison in November 2023 for sexually abusing a girl while living in Weston, Missouri.

The abuse was reported by the victim's mother in 2018 after discovering incriminating letters.

Hershley entered an Alford plea, acknowledging the evidence against him, without admitting guilt and was convicted on the aforementioned counts.