State of Missouri v. Dennis L. Gray

Mr. Dennis L. Gray appeals his conviction of sexual contact with a student, § 566.086. 1 We reverse and remand.

Factual and Procedural Background

In 2012, Mr. Gray was a bus driver transporting students to schools during the 2011-2012 school year, which ended in May 2012. In June 2012, Mr. Gray visited one of the students at her house. Mr. Gray had been the student’s bus driver since the eighth grade. She obtained a car in the tenth grade and stopped riding the bus in March 2012.

At the time of the visit, the student’s mother was at the home. The student had not invited Mr. Gray over, but she…