SHEFFIELD – A Thornton man has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.
On September 9th 2020, at approximately 8:37 PM, the Sheffield Police Department arrested 21-year-old Jayden Engebretson of Thornton, Iowa on a Franklin County warrant. Engebretson is being held in the Franklin County Jail facility in Hampton, Iowa and being charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor which carries the penalty of an Aggravated Misdemeanor and may be punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine from $625.00 to $6,250.00. The defendant will be categorized as a tier 1 sex offender and required to register annually with the state of Iowa for a period of 15 years if convicted of the crime.
Sheffield police say the investigation is still on going at this time.