MAHASKA COUNTY SHERIFF'S ARREST MAN FOR THREE COUNTS SEXUAL ABUSE
Nov 03, 2017
Near the end of September, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office receive a complain that a 7-year-old female may have been sexually assaulted at a rural Mahaska County residence. The complaint was that there may have…
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