By AP/KWMU
Harrisonville, Mo. – A man from western Missouri has been arraigned on second-degree murder, child endangerment and other charges involving three children he allegedly fathered with his teenage daughter.
The 47-year-old man was ordered to remain in custody on a half million dollars bond.
During his arraignment yesterday, the judge entered a not guilty plea on the man's behalf. A case review is set for April 20.
Prosecutors believe the man impregnated his daughter four times and had been having sex with her since she was 13. The daughter is now 19.
Two babies' bodies were found in coolers on rural property near Harrisonville, Mo. where the man and his family had lived.
The body of a third infant was recovered in eastern Oklahoma. But for now, the man faces charges in only one of the deaths.