April 20, 2024

Former officer gets suspended sentence in sex case

DUBUQUE — A former Dubuque police officer who had sex with a 14-year-old he met online has been given a suspended prison sentence of 10 years. Kyle Cross also faces lifetime state supervision as a sex offender. He’d pleaded guilty in March to sexual abuse after prosecutors dropped a second charge. He was sentenced Monday in Dubuque. According to a criminal complaint, Cross and the girl acknowledged having sexual contact.