Southern District of Iowa | Audubon Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – An Audubon man was sentenced today to 25 years (300 months) in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a minor.

According to public court documents, William Roland Brubaker, 27, initiated a sexual relationship with a minor and produced videos of sexually abusive material of the minor. The videos were recorded on a cell phone and shared with Brubaker via a social media application.

After completing his prison sentence, Brubaker will be required to serve a 10-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Brubaker will be required to register as a sex offender.

U.S. Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The case was investigated by the Audubon County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation’s Cyber ​​Crime Bureau, Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and FBI Child Exploitation Task Force.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Child Abuse and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children online, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit https://www.justice.gov/psc. For information on Internet safety education, visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the “Resources” tab.