Articles Tagged: Sexual exploitation of a minor

A Lincoln, Iowa man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he attempted to groom someone who he believed was 15 years old to have sex with him.

A Marion man, previously charged in Linn and Jones counties with sex exploitation and enticement, now faces federal indictment, with additional child porn charges.

A New York man who sent sexually explicit photos and asked for some in exchange from a person he believed was a 14-year-old girl on an dating app last August has pleaded guilty. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

A Central Iowa man was arrested Tuesday in Linn County on charges that he attempted to meet with someone he believed was 14 years old to have sex.

A Prairieburg man, posing as a teen, would pay minors money and gift cards in exchange for sexually explicit photos and videos. He faces up to 50 years in federal prison.

According to search warrants filed in both cases, the Mobile Assist Team with the Cedar Rapids Police Department has been running an online operation to catch sexual predators by making false accounts on online dating apps and chat rooms where people seek dates, relationships and sex.

A New York man was arrested this month in Cedar Rapids on charges that he sent inappropriate images to a person he believed was a 14 year old girl. It was actually a Cedar Rapids police officer in an online site.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested last week after police say he attempted to persuade, entice, coerce or solicit a law enforcement officer posing as a 15-year-old girl on a dating app into performing sexual acts.

An Iowa City man who was charged earlier this year with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of minors and released without bail has been arrested again on similar charges.

An Anamosa Middle School gym teacher resigned last week after being charged with sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old student in 2014. The district’s superintendent said his resignation was accepted by the board Monday.

A former North Liberty mayor and council member was charged this week with enticing minor for sex, a felony.