For Immediate Release
August 29, 2024
A Jackson County judge today convicted a Kansas City man of a series of crimes against a young child who was found naked in the area of Brush Creek in 2019, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Gerald Smith was convicted by the judge of Statutory Sodomy in the 1st Degree, Assault in the 1st Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
According to court records, police were dispatched Sept. 13, 2019 to the area Blue Parkway and Lawn on a reported found juvenile. The caller told responding officers that he had seen a naked girl in the middle of the road. Officers found the child. The girl was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. KCPD detectives used video, cell phone records and other data to pinpoint the defendant. In April 2020, Detectives were notified that the defendant's DNA was found on the child victim.
The defendant will be sentenced on Oct. 31, 2024, at 10:30 a.m.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Harrison Blue, Nichole Erickson and Claire Hughes prosecuted the case on behalf of the state of Missouri.
For more information, contact:
Michael Mansur
Director of Communication
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office
Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor
(816) 881-3812
(816) 674-3954
mmansur@jacksongov.org
https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com