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 been multiple incidents between this child and an adult male. It was reported that these incidents occurred between May 1st and September 29th of this year.

As part of the investigation, this child was taken to the Unity Pointe Health Care Center in Hiawatha, Iowa to be interviewed and examined by medical personnel. Also, as part of this investigation, Mahaska County Sheriff’s Deputies interviewed 67-year-old Robert William Hulseburg of Williamsburg. This interview took place in the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office on November 2nd.

Following Hulseburg’s interview, he was taken into custody and transported to the Mahaska County Jail, where he was incarcerated on three counts of Second Degree Sexual Abuse, all Class B Felonies.

Hulseberg will make his initial appearance in the Mahaska County District Court later today.

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office was assisted with this investigation by the members of Unity Pointe and by members of the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office.

**As a reminder, a criminal charge is merely an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until, and unless, proven guilty.