Sheldon, Iowa — A Sheldon man has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term for having sex with a 13-year-old.
The incident happened over a year ago near Sutherland.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the O’Brien County Clerk of Court’s office, then-19-year-old Jose Alfredo Jimenez of Sheldon was charged with Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree — a class B felony.
The O’Brien County deputy who filed the complaint alleges that Jimenez knowingly had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old victim on a public roadway in O’Brien County.
Jimenez originally faced a charge of second-degree sexual abuse, which is a class B felony. If he had been convicted of that charge, he could have faced 25 years in prison. But Jimenez agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge. The charge was amended to third-degree sexual abuse, which is a class C felony, and therefore only carries a penalty of a 10-year prison sentence. He also needs to pay a $1370 fine, comply with sex offender registry requirements, and serve a lifetime special sentence as if on parole after being released from prison. If he were to violate the terms of the sentence, he could be sent back to prison.
