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Trials will go forward for a Hiawatha man and a Cedar Rapids woman accused of bringing a minor from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids in May and forcing her into prostitution.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday on charges that he sexually abused a 7-year-old girl nineteen years ago.

A North Liberty man was arrested Tuesday in Linn County on charges that he assaulted a woman in Center Point and attempted to sexually abuse her. He was sentenced this week to 100 years in two other rapes, and faces trial in Johnson County for another rape.

A Marion man, who pleaded to lesser charges, was sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing an 11-year-old child in 2022. The girl, now 14, said she still has panic attacks and depression and doesn’t trust anyone, especially men.

An Urbandale man was arrested Monday in Johnson County on charges that he sexually abused a female child continuously over a four year period and regularly gave her marijuana before abusing her.

A woman who sued two FIJI fraternity members for sexually assaulting her in 2020 and the fraternities national affiliates has resolved her lawsuit against all parties.

A Hiawatha man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a 9-year-old child at his residence in Hiawatha.

An Anamosa man was arrested Thursday in Linn County, accused of sexually abusing a child while living in Cedar Rapids in 2017.

A judge ruled to move a teen, accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, to the Johnson County Jail, pending a bed becoming available at the Linn County Juvenile Center. He will be kept away from the adult inmates. He was moved from the juvenile facility in Cherokee because of “assaultive” behavior.

A Des Moines man was sentenced to 20 years for sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl between 2021 and 2023. Her parents gave heart-wrenching statements, telling the judge of the long-lasting harm he caused.

Delbert Dean Grimm, 80, faces two counts of second-degree sexual abuse.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a 4-year-old girl in June.

An Iowa City man has been charged with second-degree sexual abuse after police say he enticed two girls under age 13 into a residence and sexually abused one of them.

An Anamosa Middle School gym teacher resigned last week after being charged with sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old student in 2014. The district’s superintendent said his resignation was accepted by the board Monday.

Linn and Johnson county prosecutors say the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling that defendants must be able to confront witnesses face-to-face may impact some sexual abuse cases involving kids because they may no longer be allowed to testify outside of the courtroom.