FORT MADISON - After a lengthy investigation, Charles Dean Meyer, age 50, of Fort Madison, was arrested August 18th 2022 in connection to a 2021 sex offense involving a minor. He was subsequently jailed on felony charges of Prostitution and 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse of a Child, and remains incarcerated at the Lee County Jail.
After Meyers’ arrest, additional search warrants were executed at his residence and place of business in which electronic devices and storage media were seized.
Consequently, the Department has filed another 15 aggravated misdemeanor charges, to include Invasion of Privacy and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
These new allegations stem from the discovery of digital images of women in various stages of undress utilizing the restroom of Vel's Amigos Restaurant in Fort Madison between July of 2020 and August of 2021.
This investigation is still in its preliminary stages, and more charges and victims stemming from the recording device placed in the restroom are expected.
The owner and management team of Vel's Amigos Restaurant have been highly cooperative with law enforcement in conducting the investigation. No evidence has been found to suggest that anyone other than Meyer had knowledge or involvement in the recordings.
The Fort Madison Police Department reminds the public that the charges are an accusation of a criminal offense, and that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Meyer is being held on a $50,000 cash only bond.
The Iowa Department of Human Services, Dept. of Criminal Investigations. and Lee County Attorney's office is working with Fort Madison Police in the investigation.
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