For Immediate Release
West Branch Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Indecent Exposure in Presence of a Child
October 2, 2025 (JOHNSON COUNTY, IA) – Today in Iowa District Court, Dustin Hills, 46, of West Branch, Iowa, was sentenced to up to 2 years in prison after a jury found him guilty on August 27, 2025, of Indecent Exposure – Masturbation in Public in the Presence of a Child, an Aggravated Misdemeanor. Hills will be required to register for the Sex Offender Registry upon completion of his sentence and will also serve a 10-year special parole sentence upon completion of his prison sentence.
In a victim impact statement read by a Guardian ad Litem, the child victim stated, “Even though something terrible happened to me, this won’t be what describes me or defines me… I hope that in the future, you think about other people, and how what you do affects them.”
“Thanks to the bravery of an 11-year-old and her mother, the Defendant will be held accountable, and he will be prevented from victimizing other people in our community,” said County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith.
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