11-10-2019 16:02 via kvoa.com

Court: Boarding school owner can question accuser’s history

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The founder of a boarding school for troubled youth could get another chance to discredit a student whose testimony helped convict him of abuse.
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ordered a hearing to determine whether the student made false allegations of sexual abuse against her adoptive or foster parents. The court says 41-year-old Ben Trane should get a new trial on three sexual abuse and child endangerment charges if a judge determines she lied.
Trane was the owne
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