From the KC Star:
Two men accused of having sex with runaway they met at library
By LINDA MAN - The Kansas City Star - Mon, Jul. 21, 2003Authorities today accused two men of having sex with a 13-year-old male runaway they met in a public library.
Jackson County prosecutors charged Thomas Luce, 46, of Independence with one count of statutory sodomy. Juan Chester, 39, of Kansas City faces two counts.
Based on statements made to police, authorities are testing the men for HIV. Police also are investigating whether there might be more victims.
Independence police said that about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, they found the 13-year-old boy inside Luce's apartment, 1109 S. Brookside Avenue. The boy's mother had reported him missing Thursday.
According to court documents:
The police found the Kansas City boy hiding in the bathtub. When officers asked the boy if he had been touched inappropriately, he answered, "I don't know. Will they go to jail if they did something to me?"
Police noticed the child acted "frightened and paranoid" and had hickies on both sides of his neck.
The boy told police that he was forced into anal and oral sex and forced to watch the men having sex. The boy told police that the men allegedly threatened him if he alerted anyone about the incident.
Independence police said the boy met the men at a Kansas City public library.
Luce is registered as a sex offender in Jackson County, police said.