State v. Weaver

LARSON, Justice.

Ricky Lee Weaver was convicted of second-degree sexual abuse. See Iowa Code §§ 709.1(3), 709.3(2) (1997). The conviction was reversed by the court of appeals, and we granted the State’s application for further review. We vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Facts.

Ramona Weaver’s daughter, Kendra, was the alleged victim of sexual abuse. This defendant, charged with the abuse, was married to Kendra’s mother, but he is not the father of Kendra. The victim was born in December 1992. Ramona and the defendant are the parents of…