IOWA – In the midst of increasing criticism about how the organization has handled a sports betting investigation, the Iowa Department of Public Safety released a statement this week about the process. KCCI-TV reports the statement details the roles of DCI agents in enforcing wagering laws and the sections of Iowa Code used to justify those actions. Lawyers for athletes targeted by the investigations have claimed that special agents had no reason to track the use of sports wagering apps through the use of geofencing without a warrant in both Iowa City and Ames.
DAVENPORT – A Davenport man was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for distribution and receipt of child pornography Thursday. The Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. According to public court documents, Benji Clark Engesser, Jr., 23, was identified by law enforcement when a parent reported that they found their minor child exchanging sexual pictures with an adult. The phone number associated with the adult was traced to Engesser.
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds proposed new legislation that would strictly define woman, man, and sex, just one day after a Republican house committee rejected a proposal to eliminate gender identity in Iowa civil rights code. KCRG-TV reports House Study Bill 649 was submitted this week, with the Governor’s office releasing a statement alongside its public notification. The changes would impact a wide range of state documents and would essentially force transgender Iowans to include their birth genders and their new identities on various forms.
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