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Des Moines teen sex trafficking victim who killed alleged rapist returns to court Tuesday
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA sentencing hearing for Pieper Lewis, the teenage sex trafficking victim from Des Moines convicted...
Polk County's failure to protect jail employee expected to cost $850,000
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPolk County is poised to pay an $850,000 court settlement to a former injured Polk County Jail...
Des Moines Police arrest driver in connection with Tuesday night's fatal drag-racing crash
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPolice have made an arrest in what Des Moines city officials called a "senseless and selfish" crash...
A Polk County manager refused a sobriety test after her OWI arrest. Then she was let go.
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe swift release this month of a top Polk County manager arrested on a charge of drunken driving...
Former Polk County Jail detainee sues over unwelcome sexual contact by employee
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA former detainee is suing Polk County after he was sexually abused by a corrections officer....
Zora bar owner arrested for third time since January, accused of serious misdemeanor
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Des Moines bar owner and landlord facing charges for allegedly helping another bar owner stalk an...
Should Iowa sex trafficking victim who killed her alleged rapist go to prison, foster care or be...
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe first day of testimony in the sentencing hearing for Pieper Lewis, a sex trafficking victim from...
Iowa workers union alleges unsafe working conditions at Des Moines correctional facility
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoConcerns over air quality and workplace safety at a Des Moines correctional facility have led a...
Iowa county jails are failing to comply with law on inmate medical billing, ombudsman says
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Iowa ombudsman issued a report in an effort to end what he says has been years of noncompliance...
Last lawsuit claiming sex abuse by Polk County Jail doctor settled for $7,500
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoThe last in a series of lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct by a former Polk County Jail doctor has concluded with a $7,500 settlement from the county. Six current and former detainees filed ...