Exira man sentenced to prison on a felony sex abuse charge

Court records say Smith agreed to a plea deal and was sentenced on May 9 to sentence of 10 years in prison, with credit for time served.

Smith was charged with felony 3rd degree sexual abuse in connection with an incident on March 3, 2021.

He had previously been charged with two counts of sexual abuse in the 3rd degree, and two counts of sex abuse in the 2nd degree, on Sept. 22, 2022.

In October of that year, he was charged with four counts of lascivious acts with a child, that took place in September, 2020, but those charges were dismissed by the court.

He was also ordered to pay a fine of $1,370, but that was suspended by the court. He must register on the State’s Sex Offender Registry, submit a DNA sample for the record, and pay a civil penalty.