Lang
9/27/19
Allegedly sexually abusing a minor near Lone Tree has led to a Columbus Junction man’s arrest.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says the alleged victim, who was under the age of 12 when the abuse allegedly began, reported that 31-year-old Joshua Avesing of County Road X37 touched her inappropriately on multiple occasion beginning in September of last year, when she first reported the abuse.
The girl has maintained the allegations since then, including during an interview at the Child Protection Center last August.
Avesing was booked into the Johnson County Jail just after 6am Friday and charged with 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse. He was released at 10:15 that morning.
If convicted, Avesing faces a maximum of 25 years in prison.