Orange City, Iowa — An Orange City man has been sentenced to prison on sexual abuse charges.
Sioux County Attorney Thomas Kunstle says that 19-year-old Axel Reyes of Orange City was sentenced on Friday, March 31, 2017 for Assault With Intent To Commit Sex Abuse.
According to court records, in November 2016, police received a report of a possible sexual assault. Police believed that, in September of 2016, Reyes provided alcohol to a 14-year-old victim, who became intoxicated, and then had sex with Reyes. Reyes was arrested on February 3, 2017, after the police had completed their investigation.
Kunstle says that while Reyes remained in custody in the Sioux County Jail, another separate 14-year-old victim reported to authorities that, in January 2017, Reyes forced himself on her and sexually assaulted her against her will. Police charged Reyes with a second count of sexual abuse after completing their second investigation.
On Friday, Reyes was sentenced to two separate two-year prison terms to be served concurrently. He will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, and is subject to electronic monitoring for a period of at least five (5) years. The Sioux County Attorney Thomas Kunstle, coordinating with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), confirmed Reyes will begin deportation proceedings at the expiration of his prison terms.
