Jacob Thompson was previously convicted in 2008 for assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and in 2013 for sexual exploitation of a minor.MONTEZUMA, Iowa — A Montezuma man and registered sex offender is behind bars and is now facing multiple sexual abuse charges.According to the Poweshiek Sheriff's Office, Jacob Raymond Thompson, 39, of Montezuma was arrested Monday.The arrest comes amid an ongoing investigation after a 10-year-old told Montezuma school staff on Nov. 24 she had been molested by Thompson. A sear...
Jacob Thompson was previously convicted in 2008 for assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and in 2013 for sexual exploitation of a minor.
MONTEZUMA, Iowa — A Montezuma man and registered sex offender is behind bars and is now facing multiple sexual abuse charges.
According to the Poweshiek Sheriff's Office, Jacob Raymond Thompson, 39, of Montezuma was arrested Monday.
The arrest comes amid an ongoing investigation after a 10-year-old told Montezuma school staff on Nov. 24 she had been molested by Thompson. A search warrant application obtained by Local 5 says she told a teacher she had been molested by him since the age of 4, and had been most recently on Nov. 21.
After school officials reported the alleged sexual abuse to the sheriff's office, deputies began to investigate and determined the allegations did not occur on school property.
The 10-year-old girl's 17-year-old sister was interviewed by authorities as well, and she said she had also been sexually abused by Thompson from the age she was 7, and most recently on Nov. 22. Documents show both victims, during a forensic interview, "admitted using their cell phones apps to send pornographic images of themselves to Jacob Thompson in order to be rewarded or avoid punishment."
The sheriff's office said both the lowa Department of Health and Human Services and Unity Point Health Child Protection Center were notified and assisted with the investigation.
Authorities said search warrants were executed and evidence was seized, leading to Thompson's arrest. The sheriff's office said he faces five counts of second-degree sexual abuse, three counts of sexual abuse and one count of sex offender registration violation.
Court documents allege Thompson sexually abused the 10-year old victim multiple times, from roughly Sept.1, 2024 until Nov. 21, 2024.
They also state he sexually abused the 17-year-old victim "numerous times" from approximately July 16, 2022 to Nov. 22, 2025.
According to his page on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, Thompson was previously convicted in 2008 for assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and in 2013 for sexual exploitation of a minor.
The investigation remains active and Thompson is being held in the Poweshiek County Jail on a $125,000 bond.