Authorities in Iowa say a Nebraska man convicted in Mills County on four charges related  to the sexual abuse of two girls,  will be transferred to Nebraska,  where he faces more serious charges that could lead to two life sentences. According to the Omaha World-Herald, 64-year old John R. Schondelmeyer, of Bellevue, NE, is charged in Nebraska, with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child less than 12 years of age, a felony. He also was charged with two counts of incest, also a felony. If convicted, he could be sentenced to a maximum two life sentences for the sexual assault charges and 40 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for the incest charges.

On Tuesday, a Mills County jury found Shondelmeyer guilty on two counts of second-­degree sexual abuse and two counts of lascivious acts with a child, all felonies, related to an incident last September involving two girls, ages 8 and 9.  In Iowa, Schondelmeyer faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison for each sexual abuse charge and a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for the lascivious acts charges.