Mahaska County man arrested on sexual exploitation of a minor charge

Lexington pastor arrested, facing sexual abuse and exploitation charges involving a minor

A Lexington pastor was arrested and is facing sexual abuse and exploitation charges involving a minor. According to an arrest citation, Zachary King consented to an interview with a Lexington Police Department detective, in which he stated that he had "engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor over the course of the last year and a half."The citation goes on to state that King told the detective that he had "sexual intercourse with the minor…

Mahaska County man arrested on sexual exploitation of a minor charge

MAHASKA COUNTY, Iowa – A southern Iowa man is being held in the Mahaska County Jail after a tip from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the discovery of thousands of images of child pornography. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office said it received the information from an ICAC investigator last week and a search warrant was executed at the residence of Paul Westphal, 60, in Barnes City on Friday, J…