CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man has been sent to prison following a guilty plea to a charge of indecent contact with a child.
Jeff A. DeVries, age 51, was charged by Floyd county prosecutors with five counts of sexual abuse in the second degree and five counts of indecent contact with a child. The crimes allegedly took place beginning in June of 2013, with the latest incident as late as August 1, 2014 against a female victim under the age of 12 while under the care of DeVries.
In April, Devries agreed to plead guilty to the aggravated misdemeanor count of indecent contact with a child. However, he later tried to withdraw that plea, court records show. After security levels were raised in the courtroom for Monday’s sentencing hearing, Devries was sentenced to 2 years in prison for his crime. He will also be placed on the state’s sex offender registry. He remains in the Floyd county jail as he awaits transport to prison.
PLED GUILTY
