Matt Pothoff has resigned from the Dubuque County Sheriff's Office.In a press release, Sheriff Joseph Kennedy said, "It is ...

A man hired as a Dubuque County sheriff’s deputy has resigned after an old sex abuse case in which he was never convicted ...

The hiring of a Dubuque County Sheriff’s deputy that faced a sexual abuse charge 8 years ago drew outrage on social media.

A man sworn in as a Dubuque County Sheriff Deputy on Tuesday was charged with sexual abuse after allegedly assaulting a minor in 2017.Matt Pothoff's hiring has ...

: An Iowa sheriff's deputy has resigned amid backlash from the community after his sexual abuse allegations came to light.

The sheriff said he felt confident in the hire as the deputy cleared the required background checks, polygraph and other screenings associated with the hiring process, emphasizing that the criminal ...

The deputy's hiring has been the subject of public scrutiny, citing a 2017 sexual abuse charge that he was later cleared of.

The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office is facing public scrutiny after a Facebook post was shared by the department about a newly-hired Sheriff's Deputy.

Dubuque County Sheriff Joseph Kennedy announced Thursday that Deputy Matthew Pothoff had resigned, just days after posting to Facebook about his hiring. That Facebook post drew public outcry ...

Sheriff Joseph Kennedy announced Deputy Matthew Pothoff's resignation Thursday afternoon after roughly 17,000 people signed a Change.org petition protesting his hiring. A Saturday protest had been ...

Dubuque County Sheriff Joseph Kennedy told TV9 the sexual abuse charge against Matthew Pothoff came up during the hiring process but that the case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it lacked ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL)--- The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office released a statement Thursday afternoon stating that Matt Pothoff, a newly hired Deputy Sheriff, has resigned from his position.