SMITH v. IOWA DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. 07-0546.

755 N.W.2d 135 (2008)

Anisa Mikah SMITH, Appellant, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence B. Cutler of Craig & Smith, LLP, Eldora, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Mark Hunacek, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.


CADY, Justice.

In this appeal from a district court decision that affirmed a finding by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) that a caretaker committed dependent adult abuse, we must decide under our standard of review whether DIA erred in concluding the conduct of the caretaker constituted sexual exploitation of a dependent adult. We agree with the conclusion of the district court and affirm the district court order.

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