Webster City man facing sex abuse and lascivious acts with a child charges in Hardin County.

A Webster City man who pleaded guilty to lascivious acts with a child in 2018 was arrested Monday by Hardin County authorities and is facing charges of Second Degree Sexual Abuse and Lascivious Acts with a Child. 65 year old Dean Edward Hilpipre has been accused of molesting his granddaughter between 2012 and 2016. The charged filed this week were brought after the girl,who is now 17 years of age came forward to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department on October 18. The girl was then interviewed at Unity Point Health Allen Child Protection Center on November 1st with the charges filed on November 4 against Hilpipre. Hilpipre is on probation in lieu of a ten year prison sentence for sexually abusing the newest victim’s sister. He was later sued by the first victim’s mother and ordered to pay 10 million dollars in damages in April,2019. Hilpipre has a preliminary hearing on the charged on December 17 at 2:00 p.m. in Hardin County District Court in Eldora.