A Hedrick man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for felony sex abuse. Thirty-two-year-old Matthew Robert Reynolds was sentenced this month after pleading guilty to eight counts of sex abuse in the third degree last November.

Five of the eight counts came out of Keokuk County, with the other three from Jefferson County. Prior to his plea agreement, Reynolds had been charged with 20 counts of sex abuse in August 2022. The victims include two children and several women over an eight-year span, with ages ranging from four to thirty-two.