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2 from Audubon arrested on sex-related charges

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December 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports the arrest on Friday (Dec. 18th), 57-year old Philip Eugene Mathis, of Audubon, on a federal warrant charging him with Possession of Child Pornography and Receipt of Visual Depictions of Minors Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct. Mathis was transported to the Audubon County Jail and later transferred into federal custody. The Audubon Police Department was assisted in their investigation by the Department of Homeland Security, the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

And, on December 11th, 17-year old Nicholas Wilson, of Audubon, was arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and Dissemination of Obscene Material. Wilson was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs.

Last Monday (Dec. 14th), Audubon Police arrested 50-year old Darrin Paul Asmus, of Audubon, for Criminal Trespassing, Animal Neglect and Resisting Arrest. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the arrest. Asmus was transported to the Audubon County Jail.