DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A former Dubuque police officer who had sex with a 14-year-old he met online has been given a suspended prison sentence of 10 years.

Kyle Cross also faces lifetime state supervision as a sex offender. He'd pleaded guilty in March to sexual abuse after prosecutors dropped a second charge. He was sentenced Monday in Dubuque.

A woman contacted Dubuque police in February 2015 to report her 14-year-old daughter had run away. Police say they found her at Cross' residence. According to a criminal complaint, Cross and the girl acknowledged having sexual contact. He says she lied about her age.

Cross worked as a Dubuque police officer from 2007 to 2012.

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