A Wright City man is being held without bond on multiple child molestation charges after a young relative described being slapped, sexually assaulted and warned that he would return if she told anyone.

A father reported repeated punches and said his shirt tightened against his throat during a confrontation with his son. Mark John Weiss II faces a felony domestic assault charge and was ordered held without bond.

A woman was dragged into a hallway, kicked and repeatedly struck during an assault in Lincoln County. Mark Hipes is now in custody facing a felony domestic assault charge.