Day 1 Report of Iowa Sexual Assault-Dementia Trial

Day one of the sexual abuse trial of State of Iowa v. Henry Rayhons was Wednesday, April 8.  News report of the first day here.  Coverage of pretrial motions here, with the husband’s lawyer describing potential  expert testimony about how individuals with Alzheimer’s could be capable of consent, while the prosecution argues consent is impossible as a matter of law, making an analogy to sexual contact with a minor or an individual who was unconscious or passed out.  More background here.