City clerk fired after sexual assault charge

 

LAWTON, Iowa — A northwest Iowa city clerk has been fired after police say he tried to meet an underage boy in Nebraska for sex.

The Sioux City Journal reports that city council members in Lawton unanimously voted Tuesday to remove City Clerk Douglas Furlich. He was arrested Thursday and charged with sexual assault through the use of an electronic device.

The Nebraska State Patrol said the 60-year-old posted an ad online saying he was "looking for a younger guy." Officials say an undercover officer responded, pretending to be a 15-year-old boy.

 

http://www.kcci.com/article/city-clerk-fired-after-sexual-assault-charge/6920717