For Immediate Release
Feb. 2, 2023

A Jackson County jury convicted a Kansas City man, 63, on multiple child sex charges for sexual abuse he perpetrated on a child under 14 years old, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.

Robert J. Warren, dob: 07/27/1959, was convicted of Statutory Rape 1st Degree, Statutory Rape 2nd Degree, Sexual Misconduct Involving a Child, two counts of Child Molestation 4th Degree and Enticing/Attempting to Entice a Child.

The defendant will be sentenced on April 27, 2023.

According to court records, in August 2017, Kansas City police were alerted to sexual abuse involving a child. Forensic interviews of the victim confirmed the abuse on more than one occasion.

Assistant prosecutors Harrison Blue and Alison Schenkelberg prosecuted the case on behalf of the state of Missouri.

Disclaimer Statement in cases of Sexual Assault to Reflect a Victim-Centered Approach: To protect the identity of the victim, we redact pronouns, age, home address, occupation and relationship to the defendant, or other identifying information that does not override a legitimate public interest. We request that only necessary information be provided to the public in a way that does not identify or further harm the victim. In rare cases, we will redact the name of the defendant in our public release- to protect the identity of the victim. Additional details are available upon request.

 For more information, contact:

Michael Mansur

Director of Communication
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office
Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor
Work : (816) 881-3812
Mobile : (816) 674-3954
www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com
mmansur@jacksongov.org

*Charges are only accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until the defendant is either found guilty or has pleaded guilty.