
An Ankeny man was arrested Thursday on a Dallas County warrant in connection with a 2021 incident in which he allegedly sexually abused a 3-year-old child.
Landen Edward Bierly, 20, of 1210 S.W. 28th St., Ankeny, was charged with second-degree sexual abuse.
According to court records, the alleged sexual abuse occurred between May 28, 2021, and Aug. 28, 2021, in a residence in the 400 block of S. 11th Street in Adel, where Brierly allegedly “did perform a sex act on the victim,” who “was 3 years old at the time.”
A warrant for Bierly’s arrest was ordered Jan. 16 in Dallas County District Court and served Jan. 16. Bierly is held in the Dallas County Jail $25,000 cash or surety bond. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Jan. 27 in Dallas County District Court.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.