(From the Barry County Sheriff's Office)
On 02/04/2026, the Barry County Sheriff's Office began an investigation regarding an alleged sexual assault against a 15-year-old female.
During a forensic interview, the victim disclosed that Marquez had added her on Snapchat and began communicating with her. The victim stated that Marquez began sending her sexually explicit images of himself and proposed that he would drive to her house and pick her up.
The victim disclosed that Marquez picked her up multiple times, where she then performed oral sexual intercourse ten to fifteen times, and they had sexual intercourse three or four times.
The victim stated she knew Marquez as they had attended the same church. Francisco Marquez, 22 years old from Seligman, MO, was taken into custody on 06/24/2026 for Statutory Rape 2nd Degree and Statutory Sodomy 2nd Degree. Marquez is currently in the Barry County Jail on NO BOND.
The victim stated she knew Marquez as they had attended the same church. Francisco Marquez, 22 years old from Seligman, MO, was taken into custody on 06/24/2026 for Statutory Rape 2nd Degree and Statutory Sodomy 2nd Degree. Marquez is currently in the Barry County Jail on NO BOND.