Lang
12/10/24
An Iowa City man accused of multiple incidents of child sex abuse has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
20-year-old Jerell Rush of East Bloomington Street was taken into custody in July after an investigation determined that he performed sexual acts with a minor at least once a month in a Coralville apartment between December of 2021 and February of 2023.
Rush was charged with 15 counts of 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse. If convicted on all charges, he would have faced up to 375 years in prison.
Rush was scheduled to go on trial on Tuesday. But online court records show he reached a plea agreement last month. Judge Elizabeth Dupuich sentenced Rush to 25 years in prison on one of the charges and dropped the others. He must also register as a sex offender.