A former UIHC social worker was convicted of three counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. One patient’s allegation that he had fondled her led to at least three other patient victims coming forward. One reported that the therapist had sex with her on numerous occasions during sessions and outside of sessions.
An Iowa City man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a woman in his car after offering to give her a ride.
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a 13 year-old girl over a period of two years. The teen, in a victim statement, said she lives in “fight or flight” mode every day because of abuse she endured.
Sex abuse charges against a former Marion man were dropped because he was found dead in his residence in Missouri. He faced up to 22 years in prison.
A former Hiawatha woman grew up in an isolated, lonely environment where years of being molested by her father remained hidden until she had the courage to call police. After disclosing the sexual abuse and being shunned by her family, she left the home with only the clothes on her back when she turned 18.
A Cedar Rapids man who physically and sexually abused a child for more than 10 years and recorded himself was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. He also collected child sexual abuse images.
It’s among the proposals from the Iowa Attorney General’s Office ahead of the Iowa legislative session that starts later this month.
A North Liberty man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a woman in a North Liberty residence.
Data on sex abuse cases that were lingering in the system shows significant improvement with some of the oldest cases being resolved or nearly resolved since changes were made to the way they’re tracked. There has been a 55 percent increase in cases being resolved over last year.
A man arrested in Virginia last month after police say he sexually abused a 14-year-old in Marion has been brought back to Linn County and had his first appearance in court Friday.
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a split decision, has ordered a new trial for a West Des Moines doctor, convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 10, over the use of one-way video testimony.
A North Liberty man, who was convicted in Black Hawk and Johnson counties for sexual assaults and robbery, pleaded Thursday to kidnapping and robbery charges in an attempt to sexual assault a woman in Linn County in 2023.
A woman said a Cedar Rapids man, who should have been a “role model and protector” was instead, the person who repeatedly sexually abused her over a two year period when she was 14 and 15 years old. He was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.
The U.S. Marshals Service in Virginia arrested a man Wednesday wanted on several charges of sexual abuse in Linn County.
Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies.
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