(Sidney, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County report the arrest of a man on Sexual Abuse and other charges. 29-year-old Donald Wayne Riggins, Jr., of Sidney, was arrested Tuesday at his residence. He faces one-count each of Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree, against an incapacitated individual, a Class C Felony; Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree, a Class C Felony; and two counts of Indecent Exposure, Masturbation, a Serious Misdemeanor.

Donald Wayne Riggins, Jr.

Authorities say at around 5:16-p.m., Tuesday, Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a business in Sidney for a report of a sexual assault. Upon arrival, deputies met with a victim who reported on Saturday (Oct. 7), the victim observed a man allegedly masturbate in a city park and then again at the victim’s residence, against the victim’s will. On Tuesday (Oct. 10), the same male entered the victim’s residence and allegedly committed a sexual assault. A suspect (Donald Riggins, Jr.) was quickly identified.

During the investigation, deputies made contact with a second victim who also reported a similar incident with Riggins, Jr., in the early summer of 2023 and allegedly assaulted by him in July of 2023.

If you have any information regarding any alleged sexual misconduct by Riggins, you are asked to contact the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 712-374-2424, ask for Sgt. Andrew Wake, or your local law enforcement agency.