A Des Moines man forced four young children to strip down as he took sexually explicit photos of them, police said. Joseph Fultz, 50, was taken to the Polk County Jail, where he remained as of Thursday afternoon in lieu of $100,000 cash-only bail. He has been charged with four counts of child endangerment and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. According to court documents, the sexual exploitation happened inside Fultz’ Des Moines apartment in April. Authorities said the victims’ ages range from 8 to 11 years old. A no-contact order has been implemented. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May 13. Check back with KCCI-TV, kcci.com or our mobile app for developments to this story.

A Des Moines man forced four young children to strip down as he took sexually explicit photos of them, police said.

Joseph Fultz, 50, was taken to the Polk County Jail, where he remained as of Thursday afternoon in lieu of $100,000 cash-only bail. He has been charged with four counts of child endangerment and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.


According to court documents, the sexual exploitation happened inside Fultz’ Des Moines apartment in April. Authorities said the victims’ ages range from 8 to 11 years old.

A no-contact order has been implemented. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May 13.

Check back with KCCI-TV, kcci.com or our mobile app for developments to this story.



