State v. Allen

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Tex Allen challenges his conviction for sexual exploitation by a counselor in violation of Iowa Code section 709.15(2) (1993), claiming both ineffective assistance of trial counsel and error by the trial court. Because we find no basis for defendant’s claims, we affirm.

I. Background facts and proceedings. The charges in this case arose out of defendant Tex Allen’s treatment of Sherry Frederick in his practice as a hypnotherapist. Frederick, who was thirty-eight years old at the time of the trial, had experienced mental problems stemming from sexual and…