Articles Tagged: Sexual abuse

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.

A mother, during a sexual abuser’s sentencing, said there is “no pain greater” for a parent than knowing their child was harmed, especially by someone they trusted and treated as family. “You didn’t just break the law — you broke hearts and you broke trust.”

Police confirmed that the sexual nature of the massage “was not allowable or typical practice at this business,” according to the complaint.

Bremer County man who sexually abused three children and then distributed images of child sexual abuse, was sentenced to more than 38 years in federal prison.

A Fairfax man was arrested Monday on charges that he sexually abused two minors multiple times over multiple years.

A Cedar Rapids man who solicited minors to send him sexually explicit images was convicted and faces 15 and possibly up to 40 years in federal prison.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he sexually abused a 12-year-old child multiple times between May and November of 2024.

A judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man to 30 years for sexually assaulting two children and molesting another child. One girl was under 12 when the abuse started and the others were 12 or 13 years old.