An Ankeny man was arrested on a Dallas County warrant Tuesday in connection with an April incident in which he allegedly violated the rules Iowa Sex Offender Registry by attending a juvenile dance competition at a venue in West Des Moines.
Bradley Dean Craig, 67, of 31130 S.W. Applewood St., Ankeny, was charged with first-offense sex offender-area/activity violation.
The incident occurred April 25 about 8 a.m. at a sporting venue in West Des Moines, where Craig allegedly violated the rules of the Iowa Sex Offender Registry exclusionary zone requirements when he attended a dance event at the MidAmerican RecPlex “without the written permission of the administrator to attend a soccer tournament, a recreational or sport-related tournament for juveniles,” according to court records.
The Legacy Dance Championships were held at the venue April 24-27, according to RecPlex records. Dancers as young as 3 years old perform in the New York-based company’s competitions.
Craig admitted “to being present for band/choir concerts, swim meets, soccer games, soccer tournaments and speech competitions on school grounds both in Iowa and out of state between 2022” and 2025, according to court records.
Craig is held in the Dallas County Jail on a $2,000 cash or surety bond. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing June 13 in Dallas County District Court.
Craig was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor and invasion of privacy-nudity in 2006 in Black Hawk County District Court.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
