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Des Moines man sentenced to prison in a NW Iowa sex abuse case

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December 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Rockwell City, Iowa) – The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office says a central Iowa man was sentenced Monday (Dec. 2, 2024), to 10-years in prison, following his conviction in Iowa District Court for Calhoun County, of sexually abusing a 14-year-old child. His actions took place in Lohrville (IA) in May, 2023.

Chief District Judge Adria Kester sentenced 20-year-old Matthew Edward Wilson, of Des Moines, to the maximum term in prison, and ordered him to be placed on the State’s Sex Offender Registry for life.

The case was investigated by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by the Calhoun County Attorney’s Office.