Gainesville Man Arrested for Sex Crimes Involving Step-Daughter, Forced Her to Marry, Have 7 Children

Gainesville man arrested for sex crimes involving step-daughter, forced her to marry, have 7 children

A Gainesville man has been arrested for sex crimes involving his step-daughter when she was underage. He also forced her to marry him and they now have seven children together. Seventy-one-year-old Edward Allen Britt is being held in the Douglas County Jail without bond on four felony charges. The victim, whom Britt adopted when she was a child, told law enforcement Britt “has controlled and manipulated her for her entire life.” According to the…

Patrol arrests Gainesville man in Ozark County sex abuse case

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control reported the arrest of a Gainesville, Missouri, resident following a long-running child sex abuse investigation conducted by the Patrol’s Troop G Criminal Investigative Unit, with assistance from the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office. Edward A. Britt, 71, was taken into custody on Feb. 5, 2026, […] The post Patrol arrests Gainesville man in Ozark County sex abuse case appeared firs…

Gainesville, MO, Man Charged With Child Sex Crimes

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of Edward A. Britt, 71, of Gainesville, MO. Britt was arrested on February 5, 2026, in connection with a sexual abuse investigation conducted by the Troop G Criminal Investigative Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. DDCC investigators were assisted by the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office. On September 16, 2025, the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office…