Missouri Kidnapper Facing New Charges

On this busy news day, it's difficult for a story like this to get the attention it deserves, but Michael Devlin, who kidnapped two boys, one of whom was held for four years, is facing a host of new charges. Many of the charges relate to Devlin sexually abusing the boys:

Prosecutors filed seven additional charges, including attempted murder, against a former pizzeria manager accused of kidnapping two boys and holding one for four years.

Michael Devlin was already charged with kidnapping Ben Ownby, 13, in January in Franklin County and with kidnapping Shawn Hornbeck, then 11, in 2002 in Washington County.

He also was charged with several counts of forcible sodomy in St. Louis County, where Devlin allegedly kept the boys, and with federal counts of pornography and transporting a boy across state lines.

Washington County prosecutor John Rupp filed the additional charges Monday against Devlin, accusing the 41-year-old of attempted murder, kidnapping, armed criminal action, three counts of forcible sodomy and one count of attempted forcible sodomy.

This disgusting individual faces a life in prison, and even that isn't sufficient to deal with the horrors Devlin inflicted on his victims and their families.