STATE v. PETERSON

No. 22-1316.

998 N.W.2d 876 (2023)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Eran PETERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed September 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Lucey , State Appellate Defender, and Ella M. Newell , Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Genevieve Reinkoester , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Greer, JJ.


Paul Peterson admitted having sexual contact with his teenaged daughter at least twenty times. She said the sex acts occurred so often that she "lost count." The State charged Peterson with seven counts of third-degree sexual abuse and five counts of incest. After a bench trial, the district court found Peterson guilty on all but two...

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