Mar 17, 2025

St. Joseph man pleads guilty to child molestations, gets 15 years

Posted Mar 17, 2025 2:47 PM
Ronald Heffley/Buchanan County jail photo
Ronald Heffley/Buchanan County jail photo

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

A 42-year-old St. Joseph man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to child molestation.

Ronald Heffley reached the plea agreement in the case in which a 14-year-old girl gave birth to a child in July of last year.

The St. Joseph Police Department got a call from Children’s Mercy Hospital in September of last year. The teenager gave birth in July. Genetic testing implicated Heffley.

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