(Audubon, Iowa) – A man from Exira was sentenced to prison last week, in Audubon County District Court. According to online court documents, 45-year-old Mark A. Smith agreed to a plea deal that resulted in his being sentenced May 9, 2023 to 10-years in prison, with credit for time served. Smith was charged with Felony 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse in connection with an incident that occurred March 3,2021.

Smith had previously been cited into court last Decemeber, on two counts Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, and two counts Sex Abuse in the 2nd Degree, on September 22, 2022. In October, 2022, four-counts of Lascivious Acts with a child that allegedly took place in Sept., 2020, were dismissed by the court.

In addition to his prison sentence, Smith was ordered to pay a fine of $1,370, but that was suspended by the court. He must register on the State’s Sex Offender Registry, submit a DNA sample for the record, and pay a civil penalty.