Juvenile Facing Adult Charges of Sexually Abusing Woman While Wielding Saw

A Marion teenager is facing adult criminal charges of second-degree sexual abuse for allegedly sexually abusing a young woman while threatening her with a hand saw and burning her with cigarettes.

Nathan L. Justice, 17, was charged following an incident in Fairfax. He is accused of committing a sex act by force against the will of an 18-year-old woman, according to a criminal complaint viewed by KCRG.

The Linn County sheriff’s office said the woman told investigators Justice threatened her with a hand saw while he performed a sex act on her at a residence in Fairfax. Justice also allegedly burned the woman several times with a cigarette butt.

Col. John Stuelke told the station that the incident was reported to the sheriff’s office on Nov. 13, and Justice was arrested Nov. 16 at his residence. Stuelke would not say if there were any witnesses to the incident, and declined to comment on other specifics of the case.

According to a criminal complaint, investigators recovered the saw and cigarette butt allegedly used during the incident.

Justice previously was convicted in juvenile court of third-degree sexual abuse after an incident with a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 1, 2011, KCRG reported. He spent seven months at the State Training School for Boys in Eldora before he was released to the custody of his father in Des Moines in March, according to court records.

Justice has a history of substance abuse and runaway behaviors, the station reported. 

He was being held at the Linn County Juvenile Detention Center. Bond has been set at $75,000.