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

Jun. 15, 2022 3:07 pm

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.

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.