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A jury in Hancock County has found Henry Rayhons not guilty. He was accused of having sex with his wife, Donna Lou Rayhons while she was suffering from dementia in a care center and may not have been able to give consent. She died last summer... Rayhons testified himself that the couple did not have sex on May 23, 2014, the day of the alleged sexual abuse. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office gave KIMT a statement following the verdict on Wednesday: “Our office prosecuted this case based on a complaint, thorough law enforcement investigation, and Iowa law. The jury made...

Garner, Iowa- The prosecutors in the Henry Rayhons sexual abuse case have filed a motion seeking a change of venue. Rayhons, 78, House District 8 representative, was charged with third-degree sexual abuse for allegedly assaulting his wife, Donna Lou Rayhons, on May 23 while she was a resident of Concord Care Center in Garner. According to the criminal complaint, Rayhons was told by care center staff and his wife's family that she did not have the cognitive ability to give consent to any sexual activity. Donna Rayhons died Aug. 8 at a Hampton care center. Assistant Iowa Attorneys General Susan...