Navy reservist charged with 12 sex crimes against children as far back as 1993

A man was charged with 12 sex crimes related to incidents that occurred in St. Louis County dating back as far as 1993 and as recently as 2003, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said in a news conference Wednesday.

Ephriam Granderson, 52, was charged with 12 crimes including rape, sodomy, statutory rape and statutory sodomy in connection with alleged crimes against three victims over the span of 10 years. Bell said Granderson — a US Navy Reservist — was taken into custody at an Atlanta airport by the US Marshals Service after getting off a flight from South Korea, where he was stationed.