JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — A Coralville man, charged with 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor back in May, will have his case transferred to federal court.
Edward Whitehouse was found with videos on his computer of a minor engaging in a sexual act. He was taken into custody by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office on May 8th, before being charged. Investigators say he got the material on May 1.
Whitehouse’s 19 charges included the purchase/possession of a depiction of a minor in a sex act, were dismissed, in order for him to be prosecuted in federal court…