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A Riverside woman was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that she produced and distributed child sexual assault material of two minor victims.

A Vinton man pleaded to receiving child porn and faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and possibly up to 40 years in federal prison. He was already serving probation at a residential facility in Benton County for possession of child porn when he deceived a facility employee into letting his use her phone, which he used to download the illegal images.

Here’s a look at which legislation was approved during the 2024 session of the Iowa Legislature.

Gov. Reynolds signs pregnancy program changes, other bills into law; Comedy pays homage to Giving Tree Theater’s late co-owner

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed dozens of bills into law Wednesday, including those related to pregnancy centers, swatting calls, retail theft, “deepfake” child pornography, and nuisance strip clubs.

A former Clear Creek Amana middle school track assistant coach was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for child porn. He also posed as a teen and encouraged a 15-year-old victim to produce sexually explicit photos for him to share with others online.

The second legislative deadline of the 2024 session took out a number of bills of significant potential impact

A Cedar Rapids woman, who was nabbed by an undercover officer on the internet, was sentenced to 40 years for child porn.

The bills come as legislators across the country consider how to respond to the emerging problem fueled by artificial intelligence technology.

The first ‘funnel’ eliminated some bills from lawmaker consideration this year