As our Jeff City scribe Tony Messenger broke yesterday,  State Rep. Scott Muschany has been indicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

The details — the victim was the daughter of a state employee who is alleged to have been Muschany’s mistress — can be found in today’s ink edition.

On this end, it’s interesting to note that Muschany is the fourth member of the Missouri State House to be arrested, charged or indicted of a crime in the last 18 months or so.

The list is evenly divided on both sides of the aisle, with the alleged violations ranging from the prurient, like Muschany’s, to the pecuniary.

Here’s a recap:

Muschany

Party: Republican

Home: Frontenac

Charge: Deviate sexual assault

Status: Muschany abruptly dropped his re-election bid and is currently out on bail

John L. Bowman

Party: Democrat

Home: Northwoods

Charge: Bribing a bank official

Status: Bowman resigned as part of a plea agreement in a Bank of America credit card scam, and is currently on probation

Nathan Cooper

Party: Republican

Home: Cape Girardeau

Charge: Immigration fraud

Status: Resigned after pleading guilty last year and is currently prisoner #34350-044 at the federal penitentiary in Marion, Ill.

Brad Robinson

Party: Democrat

Home: Bonne Terre

Charge: Leaving the scene of an accident

Status: Robinson has dropped his re-election bid amid felony charges stemming from a New Year’s Day hit-and-run traffic accident that injured a pedestrian