GROOMS ARRESTED FOR SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY VIOLATION

Grooms arrested for sex offender registry violation

An Ottumwa man who was at the center of a child sex abuse case that received national attention is behind bars.  The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday night (9/28) it conducted a sex offender registry compliance check on 24-year-old Kraigen Grooms.  The compliance check found Grooms did not provide the Sheriff’s Office with required information, so he was arrested for sex offender registry violation.  It was also learned that Grooms had an outstanding warrant for a parole violation.  He’s in custody in the Wapello County Jail on $15,000 bond.  You might remember in 2016, Grooms pleaded guilty to engaging in a lascivious act with a child and received a ten year suspended sentence.

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