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Tama man faces life sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing a child

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March 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A central Iowa man faces life in prison for child sexual abuse. On Wednesday, 50-year-old Stephen Albert of Tama was convicted by a federal jury on one count of sexual abuse by threat and force and one count of sexual abuse of a minor. Evidence presented at the trial revealed that Albert sexually abused a child at multiple residences and at his place of employment on the Meskwaki settlement.

Court documents reveal the incidents occurred between the summer of 2012 and October of 2016. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Albert faces a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, and a lifetime of supervised release if he’s released from prison.