Sex Crimes — Newton, KS — reported 2026-07-14
SUMMARY
A Newton man pleaded guilty to two child sex crimes on Tuesday.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Sex Crimes
- Location: Newton, KS
- Date reported: 2026-07-14
- Suspect: not stated
- Status: arrest/charge/investigation status: charged, sentencing scheduled for Sept. 8
REPORTED DETAILS
- Michael Jacobs was sentenced in September after pleading guilty to aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
- Jacobs admitted to committing sodomy and lewd fondling on a young person between 2019 and 2023.
- He faces a potential prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole for 25 years for each count, followed by lifetime post-release supervision.
- He will also be subject to lifetime registration as a sex offender.