ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis County couple is in jail Tuesday, accused of multiple sex crimes against children.

St. Louis County prosecutors have filed charges against 37-year-old Marissa Thomas and 35-year-old Christopher Stewart. Thomas was taken into custody on a $2 million cash-only, no 10% bond. Stewart was taken into custody on a $300,000 cash only, no 10% bond. Both are at the St. Louis County Justice Center.

Prosecutors charged Thomas with second-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree child molestation and two counts of furnishing pornographic material to a minor. Prosecutors charged Stewart with first-degree statutory rape, two counts of statutory sodomy of a person less than 14 years old and two counts of fourth-degree child molestation.

According to St. Louis County investigators, police executed a search warrant on Thomas and Stewart's shared home on Thursday based on a report from the Children's Division. Police say inside the home, they found rodent and other animal feces, exposed insulation and other things that made the home unsafe. Court documents indicate multiple children live in the home with Thomas and Stewart, and multiple other children frequent the home.

During their investigation, police say they spoke with a girl younger than 12 years old who lived in the home with Stewart and Thomas. The girl told investigators she had seen multiple images of Thomas nude. Investigators found those photos on the child's iPad.

Two other minors told investigators Thomas had shown them a video of adults performing sexual acts. One of those two minors told investigators Thomas had inappropriately touched her. A fourth minor told police Thomas had performed a sex act on him, which was witnessed by another child.

A child under the age of 12 told investigators Stewart had subjected her to sex acts multiple times since January 2024. Another victim under the age of 17 told investigators Stewart had inappropriately touched her.

Thomas and Stewart are both expected in court at the end of the month for a bond reduction h

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