TANEY COUNTY, Mo. — A former internet radio host who was scheduled to go to trial Monday on child abuse charges will instead testify against her neighbor. Taney County, MO prosecutor Jeff Merrell tells KSPR the state reached an agreement with Christie Czajkowski to dismiss all charges against her without prejudice in exchange for truthful testimony in the state's case against Russell Dove.
In April of 2010, investigators said Czajkowski asked Dove to tie up her daughters at his house.
Police say dove admitted to tying up the girls and spanking them when their mother asked him to. The girls were 11 and 12 years old at the time. Dove is charged with child abuse and felonious restraint. He's scheduled to be arraigned February 16.
