Authority: Sergeant Jacob H. McCleary, Criminal Investigations Division, Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office

MUSCATINE, Iowa–In March 2021, the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation after a female came forward to report she had been sexually assaulted in 2001, at the age of eight, by a male known to her. That male was identified as Raymond Dale Hutchison, now 75 years old, of Webster City. The alleged acts were said to have happened in Muscatine at Hutchison’s residence.

Through the investigation, law enforcement corroborated the female’s allegations and collected evidence showing Hutchison did sexually abuse the female in 2001. A warrant was issued, and Hutchison was arrested in April 2021 in Hamilton County.

In November 2022, Hutchison pled guilty to one count of lascivious acts with a child, a class D felony.

Raymond Dale Hutchison – April 2021 Muscatine County Jail Booking Photo.

On May 19, the defendant was sentenced, received a suspended prison sentence of five years, and was placed on supervised probation. Hutchison was also subject to special sentencing under Iowa Code 903B.1 committing him to lifetime supervised release as if on parole following the completion of a period of incarceration and is subject to lifetime registration as a sex offender under the provisions of Iowa Code 692A.106

The Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.