An eastern Iowa man is under arrest for improper contact with a teen. An Independence man is being held in the Buchanan County jail for allegedly abusing a female juvenile who was living in his home. Forty-nine-year-old Frank Close has been charged with second-degree sexual abuse following an investigation by police and state welfare workers. If convicted, Close faces up to 25 years in prison.
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