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Ex-Iowa police officer pleads guilty to sexual abuse of girl
Contact with 14-year-old happened in May 2021 while he was on duty
DAVENPORT — A former Eastern Iowa police officer faces possible prison time after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl last year while he was on duty.
Andrew Patrick Denoyer, 24, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Scott County District Court to three counts of third-degree sexual assault, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a news release.
Denoyer faces up to 10 years in prison on each count when he’s sentenced July 29.
His arrest in September came a day after he resigned from his job as an Eldridge police officer and four days after law enforcement launched an investigation into allegations that Denoyer had had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl in May 2021 while he was on duty.
Andrew Denoyer, former Eldridge police office charged with sex abuse in September 2021. He has pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree sexual assault.
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