A Scott County registered sex offender was arrested Tuesday for allegedly inappropriately touching a girl in early June, authorities said.
David Patrick Ruble, 43, of Eldridge, is charged with one count of indecent contact with a child. The charge is an aggravated misdemeanor that carries a prison sentence of two years.
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David Patrick Ruble
According to the arrest affidavit filed by Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Samantha Johannes, at about 1 p.m. on June 8, Ruble inappropriately touched a girl over her clothing.
During a first appearance on the charge Wednesday in Scott County District Court, Magistrate Ryan Beckenbaugh scheduled a preliminary hearing in the case for July 12 and set a cash-only bond of $5,000.
Ruble was released from the Scott County Jail on Wednesday after posting the cash bond.
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According to Scott County District Court electronic records, Ruble must register on Iowa’s Sex Offender Registry after he pleaded guilty on March 9, 2002, to the lesser included charge of third-degree sexual abuse, a Class C felony under Iowa law. He initially was charged in that case with second-degree sex abuse, a Class B felony that carries a prison sentence of 25 years.
On April 19, 2002, Ruble was sentenced to 10 years in the Iowa Department of Corrections.
According to the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, Ruble was 20 years old at the time of his offense, while his victim was no older than 13 years old.
According to Iowa DOC electronic records, Ruble was released from prison on Aug. 16, 2006.