MO. REV. STAT. § 567.020(5) (2023).

  • A person may not be convicted of prostitution if the person was under the age of 18 at the time the offense occurred. In such cases, the person shall be classified as a victim of abuse, as defined under Section 210.110, and such abuse shall be reported immediately to the children’s division, as required under Section 210.115 and to the juvenile officer for appropriate services, treatment, investigation, and other proceedings as provided under chapters 207, 210, and 211.

MO. REV. STAT. § 566.223(2) (2023).

  • It is an affirmative defense for the offense of prostitution under Section 567.020 that the defendant engaged in the conduct because he or she was coerced to do so by the use of, or threatened use of, unlawful physical force upon himself or herself or a third person, if a person of reasonable firmness in his or her situation would have been unable to resist.
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MO. REV. STAT. § 610-131(1) (2023).

  • Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 610.140 to the contrary, a person who at the time of the offense was under the age of 18, and has pleaded guilty or has been convicted of the offense of prostitution under Section 567.020 may apply to the court in which he or she pled guilty or was sentenced for an order to expunge from all official records, all records of his or her arrest, plea, trial, or conviction.
  • If the court determines that such person was under the age of 18 or was coerced, as defined in Section 566.200, when committing the offense that resulted in a plea of guilty or conviction under Section 567.020, the court shall enter an order of expungement.