Paulina, O’Brien County, Iowa. The Court has approved the South O’Brien Community School District’s agreement to pay $625,000.00 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a special education student who was sexually assaulted by a fellow student in the building of South O’Brien High School, during school hours. The suit, filed by the […]
Story County, Iowa. Attorney Matt Lindholm was hired to represent a client charged with sex abuse who was facing a third trial after the first two trials resulted in hung juries. The client was represented by a different attorney on the first two trials and decided that he wanted to change his strategy for the […]
HAMILTON COUNTY – Client was charged with Sex Abuse in the Second Degree based on an allegation claimed to have occurred 17 years prior. After being initially charged, the Assistant County Attorney who was handling the case filed a Motion to Dismiss the case. Before the motion could be granted by the Court, the head […]
What in the world is Sextortion and why does every parent need to know about? Sextortion occurs when a criminal obtains sexually explicit images of a person and threatens to distribute them if the victim does not provide additional images, sexual favors, or money. It is a serious situation that happens in our state, our […]
Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa. GRL’s client was found NOT GUILTY by a Davis County jury after a long, 2-year fight against sexual abuse allegations. GRL’s client consistently maintained his innocence from the day the accusation was made, all the way through trial. He passed up a plea offer that would have included probation, insisting on […]
Imagine being a retired pastor, coach, or teacher and receiving a call from a detective that goes something like this: Detective: Mr. Smith, this is Detective Jones from the Des Moines Police Department? Mr. Smith: Uh, hello. Detective: I’d like to talk to you about a young lady named Little Jenny? Mr. Smith: You’ll have […]
