Algona, IA (KICD)– A New Mexico man has been convicted in a Kossuth County sexual abuse case dating back to earlier this year.

Following a short deliberation on Friday, a jury found 64-year-old William Harris guilty of two counts third degree sexual abuse after he was found to have inappropriately touched two patients at the Kossuth Regional Medical Center.

Both convictions are felony offenses and each carry up to ten years in prison. Harris will be sentenced at a later date.