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Bluffs man to serve 20-years on sex abuse charge

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November 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Pottawattamie County man who agreed to plead guilty to two, third-degree sexual abuse with a minor charges in exchange for five other, similar charges being dismissed, was sentenced this week to 20-years in prison. According to the Daily NonPareil, the charges against 48-year old Steven Cain, of Council Bluffs, stem from eight years of alleged sexual contact with a woman who is now 18 years old. The woman said the abuse started in the fall of 2006 and continued until October of 2014.

The 18-year-old told officers assigned to the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division about the incidents on July 14th. Cain turned himself in to authorities on Aug. 5th at the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office.

During a search of Cain’s apartment at Sherwood Apartments, police allegedly found naked pictures of the victim among Cain’s collection of pornography. Cain will have to register as sex offender for the rest of his life. When he’s released from prison, Cain also will remain on parole for the rest of his life.