(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports an Adams County man was arrested on sex abuse charges Thursday night, at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. 34-year-old  Eric Daniel Batson, of Corning, faces charges that include four-counts of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree. Batson is being held in the Union County Jail without bond.

Online court records show that in February, 2025 Batson voluntarily plead guilty to a negotiated charge of Harassment in the 1st Degree – an Aggravated Misdemeanor, associated with an incident that occurred in May, 2024. He was sentenced to one-year of probation.