(Altoona, IA) -- A 71-year-old Altoona man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple sex crimes involving children.
Michael Charles Ertz admitted to committing lascivious acts with three minors between 2013 and 2019, along with possessing child pornography found during a police investigation in December 2024. The charges span Polk and Dallas counties.
Ertz will remain under lifetime supervision and is required to register as a sex offender.
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