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Dubuque Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Runaway Girl

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A Dubuque man faces charges following his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a runaway girl under the age of 16.

On Tuesday evening, Dubuque Police arrested 27-year old Cody Schmidt at his home and charged him with

third-degree sexual abuse, prostitution, enticing a minor under age 16 for a sexual purpose and harboring a runaway child.

Police say their investigation started in January when the girl told police a man, now identified as Schmidt took her to his residence, provided her with alcohol, sexually assaulted her and gave her money before dropping her off.