Man Charged in Marion Sexual Abuse Case

By Steve Gravelle, Reporter

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Aug 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM CDT

Story Updated: Aug 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM CDT

MARION, Iowa - Jamison Downing, 21, was charged Wednesday morning with third-degree sexual abuse, according to court records.

Downing is charged with having intercourse back in June with a 13-year-old girl at a Marion residence.

He admitted the sex act, and the victim told police “the sex act was done by force and against her will.”

Downing, who listed no address, remains in the Linn County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail.

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