After a year long investigation, a north Iowa man is facing multiple child sex abuse charges that law enforcement says was “historical” in nature.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety has announced the arrest of 73-year-old Daniel Wiechmann of Hampton. He was taken into custody by Iowa State Patrol troopers on several warrants stemming from a joint investigation by the Ankeny Police Department, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), and the Polk County Attorney’s Office.
On October 25, 2021, a report was filed with the Ankeny Police Department regarding “historical” sexual abuse between Wiechmann and several juvenile step-grandchildren over the course of several years. With abuses alleged to have taken place in multiple counties in Iowa, and with Wiechmann having served as an attorney in the Franklin County area, the Iowa DCI was asked to assist. And, due to a conflict of interest, the Franklin County Attorney’s Office requested that the Polk County Attorney’s Office serve as a special prosecutor for the investigation.
Wiechmann is charged with one count of third-degree sexual abuse, a Class C felony; two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and one count of indecent contact with a child, all aggravated misdemeanors; and one count of indecent exposure, a serious misdemeanor. Charges were filed in Polk, Dallas, and Franklin counties.
Wiechmann is currently being held at the Dallas County Jail on a $5000 cash bond and a detainer from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office regarding warrants currently on file related to Polk County charges.
