CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — A man who'd been working for a YMCA in southern Iowa has been accused of sexually abusing a child.
Union County court records say 35-year-old Allen Long, of Lenox, is charged with lascivious acts with a child. His attorney didn't immediately return a call Friday from The Associated Press.
Date booked: 8/17/2019. Charges: vehicle burglary 3rd, operating without owners consent, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft 5th. Bond amount: $12,000.
Date booked: 8/21/2019. Charges: driving while barred, no vehicle insurance, driving with suspended license, operating without registration. Bond amount: $3,000.
Date booked: 8/17/2019. Charges: theft 2nd, theft 5th, criminal trespass, driving with suspended license, possession of drugs, possession of paraphernalia, prescription possession. Bond amount: $7,000.
Police say a search of the 28-year-old man's cellphone revealed several nude photos of the girl. He has been charged with third-degree kidnapping and lascivious acts with a child and is in jail on a $30,000 bond.
The records say Ashley Eckard used the cigarette Sept. 15 last year to burn her daughter three times on a hand. The records also say Eckard told the girl to say the wounds occurred while sliding down a slide at a bouncy house.
A court document says the crimes involve four children and occurred between July 31 and Sept. 16. Federal prosecutors already have charged the man with production and distribution of child pornography.
