MASON CITY – A Northern Iowa man is behind bars, accused in Mason City of the sexual abuse of a child.
Records show 20-year-old Jackson Elvin Oetken, last known address of Mason City, was booked into the Cerro Gordo county jail Wednesday night, December 4, 2024, at 8:52 PM. A warrant was issued for Oetken’s arrest on December 3 after Mason City police brought charges the day before of third-degree sexual abuse (Iowa code 709.4(1)(a) – a class C felony) and third-degree sexual abuse of a child victim (Iowa code 709.4(1)(b)(2)(d) – a class C felony).
Iowa law states:
709.4(1)(b)(2)(d):
A person commits sexual abuse in the third degree when the person performs a sex act under any of the following circumstances: The act is between persons who are not at the time cohabiting as husband and wife and if any of the following are true: The other person is fourteen or fifteen years of age and any of the following are true: The person is four or more years older than the other person
709.4(1)(a)
A person commits sexual abuse in the third degree when the person performs a sex act under any of the following circumstances:
a. The act is done by force or against the will of the other person, whether or not the other
person is the person’s spouse or is cohabiting with the person.
Allegedly, Oetken committed these crimes on October 1, 2023, in Mason City.
Oetken, a 2022 graduate of Mason City High School, was jailed and held on a $20,000 cash-only bond. He was appointed a public defender and now awaits a December 13, 2024, preliminary hearing.