State v. Wells
Court of Appeals of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
CADY, Judge.
Joseph Wells was charged with second-degree sexual abuse after a four-year-old boy accused Wells of unzipping his pants and touching his penis. Wells was also accused of putting his mouth over the child’s penis. He was found guilty following a jury trial and appealed after being sentenced to a term of incarceration not to exceed twenty-five years. We affirm.
At trial, the victim, Kyle, identified Wells in court. He testified Wells took him into the kitchen at their church and touched his “pee-pee.” The abuse occurred during a church service.
Kyle’s mother testified the incident was…
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