DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican State Rep. Henry Rayhons has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of sex abuse.
Online court records say Rayhons, 78, of Garner, made the plea Wednesday. No trial date has been set.
Rayhons is accused of having sexual contact in May with the resident of a care center who was not able to give consent. The Iowa Department of Public Safety has said the woman was Rayhons’ wife, Donna Rayhons, who died in early August.
Rayhons represents the 8th District in the state House, which covers part of north-central Iowa. He won the GOP nomination to seek re-election but withdrew from the race.
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