LEXINGTON, Mo. -- Police across Missouri coordinated arrests of five family members who are being charged with 14 counts of various child sex offenses.

A father and his four adult sons were arrested in the culmination of months of investigation, according to investigators. The investigation started after a victim came forward over the summer about decades-old crimes involving the men.

The investigation and arrests involved nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies and many of the agencies worked into the night to book the men into jail.

The men arrested are father Burrell Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence, Mo.; Burrell Mohler Jr., 53, of Independence; Roland Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo.; Jared Mohler, 48, of Columbia, Mo.; and David Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa.

According to court documents, Lafayette County officials were contacted by Independence police after a daughter of Burrell Mohler Jr. contacted police. The court records said that many of Burrell Mohler Jr.'s children have talked with police.

The charges and key parts of the probable cause statements are:

- Burrell Mohler Sr.: one count of forcible rape with a child less than 12 years old by the use of forcible compulsion, two counts of felony rape and two felony counts of using a child in a sexual performance.

One of the victim's first memories of abuse was sex she and her sisters had with Mohler in the bedroom at his Bates City home.

The victim also alleges that Mohler Sr., Burrell Mohler Jr. and Jared Mohler worked together to molest the girls.

- Burrell Mohler Jr.: one felony count of deviate sexual assault with a child less than 14 and two counts of using a child in a sexual performance.

All six children have approached authorities alleging abuse against him.

The victim recalls eight incidents of abuse to her and one more to her brother. The victim said abuse occurred between ages of 5 and 12.

The victim also alleges she became pregnant at age 11 1/2 and was forced to have an abortion.

- David A. Mohler: one felony count of forcible rape with a child less than 12 years old by use of forcible compulsion.

The victim said in court documents that she was picked to “marry” David Mohler in a ceremony conducted in the basement of the farmhouse in Bates County. The woman said there had been numerous “marriage” ceremonies. She said the girls wore special dresses and had flowers in their hair. The woman said she was walked to a travel camper parked in the yard at the barn after the ceremony, where sexual intercourse occurred.

- Jared Leroy Mohler: One felony count of forcible rape with a child less than 12 years old by use of forcible compulsion, one felony count of forcible sodomy knowingly having deviate sexual intercourse with a child less than 12 years old by use forcible compulsion and two felony counts of use of a child in a sexual performance.

The victim alleges Jared Mohler molested her while she was taking a bath.

The victim also alleges Jared Mohler was part of a "wedding" ceremony in a chicken coop on the farm, after which he had sex with her.

- Roland Neil Mohler: one felony count of use of a child in a sexual performance.

All five men are being held in the Lafayette County Jail.

Because these suspects are all relatives, investigators orchestrated Tuesday's arrests to happen all at the same time, in four different cities. Investigators feared the arrest of one man could otherwise tip off the other suspects. Crews ended up only needing to be in three cities, because David Mohler was in Independence, where he worked at Graceland University in the IT department.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said the investigation also involved the Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force. Investigators said it was a victim's tip that started them on the investigation.

Investigators said more details will be released at a press conference Wednesday.

Joe McFarland is a neighbor to Burrell Mohler Sr., in the 1300 block of Dodgion Avenue in Independence, and said he is shocked about what he heard Tuesday.

"He seemed really friendly," McFarland said. "Never would have expected it."

McFarland said he met Burrel Mohler Sr. shortly after he moved into a home on South Pearl Street. McFarland said Mohler noticed he had a dog and no dog house, so he offered to move and reassemble a dog house for him.

"We spent the whole weekend together, got to know each other," McFarland said. "Totally nice guy. Very unsuspecting."

Mohler had lived in his house for more than 20 years and McFarland said he and his neighbors thought something might have happened to him after police cars were outside the house Tuesday.

KCTV5 confirmed Burrell Mohler Sr. was once an Independence firefighter, stationed at a firehouse on North Spring Street. A representative for the Independence Fire Department declined to comment on the situation.