Former Waterloo teacher fights charges over chocolate syrup act
An attorney argued there is no sexual motive to the 2009 incident where former Water loo West High School teacher Larry Twigg poured chocolate syrup on a student and paid a minor to strip. He asked the court to dismiss six misdemeanor charges, saying there was no arousal or sexual intent. The judge will rule by March 10 ahead of a March 15 trial date.
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Ine Gazette
Waterloo
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Metcalf
Waterloo West High School
Black Hawk County
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Lees
First Judicial
Nathan Callahan
Michael Taylor
Clayton Ridge High investigates longtime coach behavior
Clayton Ridge High School faces concerns from parents about Chad Connelly, who coaches boys basketball and girls volleyball, as complaints of verbal abuse and intimidation are reviewed by Superintendent Allan Nelson and the school board. A special meeting was held to address the issue.
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Gazette Guttenberg
Clayton Ridge High School
Chad Connelly
Clayton Ridge
Allan Nelson
Nelson
Former Olin teacher's sex exploitation trial reset
Jeremy Chamberlin, a former Olin High School teacher, has his sexual exploitation trial moved to April 12 in Jones County District Court. A pretrial conference is set for 10 a.m. March 28. He faces one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee, three counts of dissemination of obscene material to a minor, and two counts of lascivious conduct with a minor. The alleged acts with a 15-year-old student occurred from September 2009 to January 2010.
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Gazette Anamosa
Jeremy Chamberlin
Olin
Jones County
Chamberlin
Gun check truck rolls into Iowa City
The FixGunChecks.org truck arrived in Iowa City on Friday as part of a 25 state tour to raise awareness of a broken gun background checking system. Omar Samaha, whose sister died in the Virginia Tech shooting, discussed meeting local residents and the tour’s focus on violence and policy change.
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Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Iowa City
United States Congress
America
FixGunChecks.org
Omar Samaha
Samaha
Virginia Tech
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