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Man Convicted In Palo Alto County On Multiple Counts Of Sex Abuse Sentenced To 200 Years In Prison

April 09, 2026




(Emmetsburg)– A man found guilty of sex abuse against two minor children in Palo Alto county has been sentenced.

Aaron Manz was sentenced April 3rd to a total of 200 years in prison following his convictions for eight counts of sexual abuse in the second degree. Each count carries an indeterminate 25-year term. The court ordered the sentences to run consecutively.

A jury in Palo Alto county convicted Manz on February 11th of this year.

The victims in the case were two minor children under the age of 12.