Callaway County Man Sentenced to One Hundred Thirty Five Years in Prison for Child Sex Crimes

A New Bloomfield man is now sentenced to 135 years total in prison on charges of child molestation and statutory sodomy.

39 year old Jarrad Vandergrift was sentenced yesterday (Wednesday) in the Circuit Court of Callaway County.

A 14 year old student reported sexual abuse to a school counselor in April of 2019.

According to court records Vandergrift was a former school bus mechanic for First Student Transportation.

A 3-day trial was held in February, where the jury returned with verdicts of guilty on all counts.