Fort Madison Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To 40 Years

Friday, March 24, 2023

Today (03/24/2023) Charles Dean Meyer (51) of Fort Madison, made an appearance in Lee County District Court and received a 40-year sentence to the Iowa Department of Corrections.

Meyer was convicted of two counts of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd degree (class c felony) each carrying a 10-year sentence, and 10 separate counts of Invasion of Privacy (aggravated misdemeanor) each carrying a 2-year sentence. The 40-year prison term was the maximum allowed under the conditions of the plea agreement reached in this case. The judge also ordered that the periods of confinement run consecutively. Meyer will also have to register as a sex offender and will be placed on lifetime parole upon his release.

Meyer was the suspect in a two-year investigation by the Fort Madison Police Department into

the sexual abuse of a minor, and the placing of concealed cameras within the women’s restroom of Vel’s Amigo’s Restaurant where Meyer was employed.

The Fort Madison Police Department would like to thank the following agencies for their

assistance with this investigation:

– Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

– US Department of Homeland Security Investigations

– US Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, And Explosives

– Cedar Rapids Police Department Criminal Investigations

– Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

– Lee County Attorney’s Office

– Assistant United States Attorney’s Office

– Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Detective Bryson Hennigar

Auth;

Mark Rohloff,

Chief of Police