Orange City, IA (KICD)– A Sioux County man is going to prison on convictions for sexual abuse and burglary.

45-year-old Joe Kats of Rock Valley was sentenced on Monday after pleading guilty in March to first degree burglary with intent to commit sexual abuse and third degree sexual abuse as a habitual offender.

The case arose in January 2022 when Kats was operating a bus to drive bar patrons home and dropped the victim off before entering the home without permission and performing a sex act.

Kats was given up to twenty-five years in prison and will be required to be on the sex offender registry for the remainder of his life.