MASON CITY — A convicted child sex offender whose registered address is Mason City’s Beje Clark halfway house is facing trouble on two fronts: a criminal charge alleging he violated sex-offender registration requirements and a newly opened parole-violation case.
John James Hudson, 37, pleaded not guilty October 12 to the registration charge in Cerro Gordo County. His jury trial is scheduled for November 10. That same day, a separate case alleging a parole violation landed on the court docket.
The Iowa Sex Offender Registry identifies Hudson as a Tier 3 registrant requiring quarterly reviews. His record includes an August 31, 2012, Marshall County conviction for lascivious acts with a child. The registry lists the victim as a girl in the birth-through-13 age range.
His registered address is 818 15th Street SW — the Beje Clark residential correctional facility — with an address registration date of July 1, 2026.
By September 11, Hudson was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail.
Registration charge puts Hudson back before a judge
Jail records list Hudson’s September 11 booking at 9:33 p.m. on a first-offense sex-offender registration violation, with a $2,000 cash-or-surety bond associated with the charge.
The jail entry references Iowa Code 692A.104. Court records classify the charge as an aggravated misdemeanor and list September 11 as the alleged offense date.
Mason City police filed the criminal complaint. Hudson appeared before a judge September 12 and was held for bond, according to the court docket. A public defender was appointed, and prosecutors filed a trial information September 22.
Hudson submitted a written arraignment and not-guilty plea October 12. The court’s arraignment order lists a pretrial conference for October 26 at 1 p.m. and a jury trial for November 10 at 8:30 a.m.
Another order filed October 13 concerns the pretrial conference, although its instructions are not included in the docket summary reviewed.
The available records do not explain precisely what registration requirement Hudson allegedly violated.
Separate parole allegation adds to his troubles
The second case, created October 12 in Cerro Gordo County, lists an alleged parole violation with an offense date of October 12.
No disposition appears in that case summary. It does not identify the alleged conduct or establish whether the parole proceeding stems from the pending registration charge.
The records therefore show two unresolved matters, but no finding that Hudson violated parole and no order returning him to prison.
Child-sex conviction followed earlier arrest
Hudson’s criminal history reaches back more than a decade.
NIT reported in July 2011 that Mason City police arrested Hudson on six sex-crime warrants from Marshall County. Those warrants alleged two counts of indecent contact with a child, two counts of lascivious acts with a child and two counts of second-degree sexual abuse.
The report documented a $64,000 cash-only bond before Hudson was transferred to the appropriate authorities.
The state registry now supplies a confirmed conviction: lascivious acts with a child under Iowa Code 709.8(1), entered August 31, 2012, in Marshall County. It lists Hudson’s age at the offense as 21.
That conviction is distinct from the six allegations reported at the time of his arrest. The registry entry provided does not establish the outcome of every original count.
Along with quarterly reviews, Hudson’s registry profile lists employment and exclusion restrictions. It lists no residency restrictions.
Beje Clark back in the crime news
Hudson’s registered placement puts Beje Clark back in a familiar position in NIT’s crime coverage: a resident facing fresh allegations while already under correctional supervision.
In September, NIT reported on Cassandra Jo Davis’ alleged escape from Beje Clark and suspected methamphetamine discovered in her living area. Mason City Police Chief Mike McKelvey told NIT that officers sought felony warrants alleging escape and bringing contraband drugs into a correctional facility. That case is separate from Hudson’s.
For Hudson, the latest records lay out a stark sequence: a Beje Clark address registered in July, a jail booking in September and a separate parole allegation in October.
His child-sex conviction is established. Whether he broke registration requirements or violated parole remains unresolved.
Hudson is presumed innocent of the new criminal charge unless proven guilty in court.