Runnels Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment, Plus Ten Years, for Child Sex Charges

DES MOINES, IA - On July 7, 2017, Michael Lee Williamsheather Jean Reekr, age 51, of Runnels, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to life imprisonment for conspiring to transport a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and a consecutive, ten-year term of imprisonment for commission of a felony offense involving a minor by a registered sex offender, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.

On February 28, 2017, Williams pleaded guilty to the charges and admitted that, between April 2016 and July 8, 2016, he conspired to transport a minor from Minnesota to Polk County, Iowa, with the intent to engage in unlawful sexual activity, and that, at the time he committed the offense, he was a registered sex offender. The charges were the result of an investigation by law enforcement in Polk County, Iowa, and Carver County, Minnesota.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Carver County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Marshals Service conducted the investigation. This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Learn more about this release by calling Rachel J. Scherle at 515-473-9300, or by emailing her at Rachel.Scherle@usdoj.gov.