Sunday 5th May 2024

A Tama man has been convicted by a federal jury in Cedar Rapids of sexually abusing  young child.

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 after he’s released from prison.