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John R Sumter Charged With Sexual Battery in Labette County
The Labette County Sheriff's Office roster records a September 14 booking at the county jail.
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Production note: This article is based on the Labette County Sheriff's Office booking record and current Kansas statutory text. The roster did not publish a statute citation, docket or case number, bond amount, or disposition. Its charge card also displayed a '+ 1 more charge' interface hint without naming another offense; that placeholder was excluded rather than represented as a charge. No court filing or independent local news report was reviewed for this booking.
John R Sumter, 57, was booked into the Labette Jail on September 14, 2026, according to the Labette County Sheriff's Office inmate roster. The roster names sexual battery as a charge.
As general legal context, Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-5505 defines sexual battery as nonconsensual touching undertaken to arouse or satisfy sexual desire and classifies the offense as a class A person misdemeanor. The booking source did not publish a statute citation, so this statutory description is context and does not establish which section prosecutors may rely on.
Sumter has been charged, not convicted, and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. No disposition is recorded in the reviewed booking record.
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