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Following a three-week investigation, two males from Fayette County were charged with sex abuse and other offenses

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Fayette County, Iowa – Two males from Arlington, Iowa were taken into custody on Sunday and are accused of third-degree sex abuse, among other offenses.

The arrests followed a three-week investigation, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. As of Monday morning, very little information about the investigation has been made public.

Twenty-year-old Taylor Mathew Keppler of Arlington is accused of four counts of third-degree sex abuse and three counts of drug distribution to a minor, including edibles, cocaine, and marijuana.

Arlington resident Henry Hamlett, 22, was accused of ten charges of third-degree sex abuse.
Both are being held at the Fayette County Jail after being arrested on Sunday. Keppler is under arrest on a $30,000 case surety bond, while Hamlett is under arrest on a $45,000 cash surety bond.

If found guilty, both men could spend more than 85 years behind bars.

 

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