The Henry County Circuit Court sentenced Kimberly Olivia
Gray, 46 of Clinton, to sixteen life
sentences for six counts of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree,
three counts of rape in the first degree, and seven counts of sodomy in the
first degree. The Court further sentenced Kimberly to four years on one count
of incest, which is the maximum allowed by law for that charge. The Court
ordered that all sentences run consecutive to each other.
A Henry County jury rendered guilty verdicts to all counts
charged in April 2025. The State, through Henry County Prosecuting Attorney
LaChrisha Gray, presented evidence to the jury over the course of several days,
including video footage. Circuit Judge M. Brandon Baker presided over the trial
and sentencing.
The testimony and evidence at trial revealed that the
Division of Drug and Crime Control of the Missouri State Highway Patrol
initiated an investigation after finding age sensitive material online, which was linked to the internet used
at a home in Clinton. This led investigators to execute multiple search
warrants on the defendant’s residence and the devices of the defendant and her boyfriend.
Highway Patrol investigators found multiple files containing
what appeared to be photographs and videos of graphic child pornography,
including numerous videos that appeared to have been created by the defendant with her boyfriend,
in their home.
The defendant denied her involvement, which led the Missouri
State Highway Patrol to enlist the assistance of the Federal Bureau of
Investigations. A forensic examiner with the FBI, who testified at trial,
identified the defendant’s hands in the footage. Additionally, a forensic
pediatrician with the Missouri State Technical Assistance Team testified that
the defendant’s child, who was less than six years of age, was the child in
some of the footage.
The defendant’s boyfriend and co-defendant, Derek Brett
Roberts, testified at the defendant’s trial and indicated that she had engaged
in the alleged activities with him and that she had not been coerced or threatened to do so. Roberts is
currently serving 23 life sentences for his involvement.
Missouri law requires a certain number of years be served before eligibility for parole on each life sentence the defendant received. In total, four hundred and fifty (450) years must be served by the defendant before she is eligible for parole.
