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A second police search of the Independence property of Burrell Mohler Sr., charged with an array of sexual offenses against some of his grandchildren, turned up child incest pamphlets.Also seized were more adult movies, including a pornographic DVD about having sex with Grandma & Grandpa, according to new documents released today.Other items listed ...

On Nov. 12 in Lexington, Mo., five of the six accused men in the Mohler family - brothers Jared, David, Roland and Burrell Jr.

Last June, 76-year-old Burrell E. Mohler Sr. seemed a perfectly reasonable choice to give the Fathers Day sermon at his tiny Bates City Community of Christ Church.

New child molestation charges were filed Thursday against a Missouri grandfather and his four sons, and investigators said they seized more videotapes.

LEXINGTON, Missouri: Horrific new allegations suggesting children as young as 5 were ordered to murder a man have emerged in a case already involving claims of ritualistic child sex abuse.

Photo: Burrel E. Mohler, Sr., in court Nov. 17, 2009 in Lexington, Mo. INDEPENDENCE, Mo.

Jared Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov.

Burrell E. Mohler, 77, is escorted into court. He and his four adult sons were charged yesterday with crimes against children.

Burrell Mohler was walked out of a courtroom at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Lexington, Mo., Tuesday morning.

With a new accuser alleging more sexual atrocities were committed against the children of the Mohler family, 15 additional counts were filed Monday against five of the six men already in jail.

AP In this undated photo released by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, 15 mins ago LEXINGTON, Mo.

Lafayette County Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh speaks about the investigation into sex crimes involving several men and property in Bates City.

LEXINGTON, Mo. - Authorities are searching a rural property in western Missouri for glass jars containing notes written by children who allegedly were being abused by their relatives.

Marion County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested and charged Darrel Wayne Mohler, 72, wanted in Lexington, Missouri for ties to forcible rape of a child less than 12 years old.

Larry Kidd, 55, appeared calm and understanding Saturday as he spoke of his Thursday night arrest.

LEXINGTON, Mo. - Authorities say they have identified additional victims and arrested a sixth adult in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri.

A sixth member of a family facing child sex abuse charges in western Missouri has been charged with rape in connection with the case.

David Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov.

Share + Nov 11, 2009 1:20 pm US/Eastern LEXINGTON, Mo. 1 of 1 Five members of a family are charged in Missouri with sex crimes against children, including allegations of bestiality and forcing an 11-year-old to have an abortion.

Officials are searching for at least one body in the case of five men arrested for committing sex crimes against children, Lexington, Mo., police said.