The case against Jarod Anderson, 35, which got underway this week in Cedar Rapids, is the first in Iowa under a 2023 law that increases the penalties for human trafficking of a minor to a Class A felony — punishable by life in prison without the possibility of parole.
An 18-year-old pleaded guilty this week to sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl last March. He faces up to 10 years in prison. His sentencing is set for March 24.
Also proposed: Putting those guilty of ‘grooming’ on sex registry
The legislation is similar to a law passed in Louisiana, which last year became the first U.S. state to permit judges to order surgical castration of sex offenders.
A man from Rockwell City has been arrested in Linn County on charges that he sexually abused a woman in Cedar Rapids in April 2024.
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.
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