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Clarinda man arrested for Sex Offender Registry violation

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April 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Red Oak Police Department reports a Clarinda man was arrested today (Friday), for Failing to Comply with the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. 54-year old Jack Ray Steinspring was already being held in the Montgomery County Jail on other charges, and will be held on $5,000 bond for Page County.

On Monday, KJAN News told you that Steinspring, who was originally arrested Sunday, had been convicted in Feb. 1996 for Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, for an incident or incidents in Pottawattamie County involving a female under the age of 13. He was also convicted in Dec. 1980 in Nebraska, for 1st Degree Sexual Abuse.

He was wanted for Failure to Comply with the State Sex Offender Registry, a Class-D Felony. Steinspring has had multiple violations of the Registry since he was required to register, in 2007.