Iowa Supreme Court throws out charges against man arrested for human trafficking

Iowa Supreme Court throws out charges against man arrested for human trafficking Iowa Supreme Court throws out charges against man arrested for human trafficking BUILDING, AND SHELL CASINGS MATCHED THOSE FROM THE URBAN DREAMS SHOOTING. TODAY, THE IOWA SUPREME COURT RELEASED TWO OPINIONS IN REGARDS TO A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER FROM URBANDALE. THE COURT THREW OUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGES AGAINST KEVIN LIND UNDER THE STATE’S 2024 LAW. THE JUSTICES SAID THE LAW, AS WRITTEN AT THE TIME, REQUIRED A REAL TRAFFICKING VICTIM OR A REAL TRAFFICKER. IN BOTH CASES, THAT WAS MISSING, SO THE CHARGES COULD NOT STAND. THE COURT ALSO NOTED THAT IOWA LAWMAKERS CHANGED THE L Updated: 8:23 PM CDT Jun 19, 2026 Editorial Standards Advertisement Iowa Supreme Court throws out charges against man arrested for human trafficking Updated: 8:23 PM CDT Jun 19, 2026 Editorial Standards The Iowa Supreme Court released two opinions Friday in regards to a convicted sex offender from Urbandale.The court threw out human trafficking charges against Kevin Lind under the state's 2024 law.Lind was arrested after he arranged to meet with a law enforcement officer posing online as a 13-year-old girl.The justices said the law, as written at the time, required a real trafficking victim or a real trafficker. In both cases, that was missing, so the charges could not stand.The court also noted that Iowa lawmakers changed the law in 2025, which would now allow charges in cases like these.» Subscribe to KCCI's YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court released two opinions Friday in regards to a convicted sex offender from Urbandale. The court threw out human trafficking charges against Kevin Lind under the state's 2024 law. Advertisement Lind was arrested after he arranged to meet with a law enforcement officer posing online as a 13-year-old girl. The justices said the law, as written at the time, required a real trafficking victim or a real trafficker. In both cases, that was missing, so the charges could not stand. The court also noted that Iowa lawmakers changed the law in 2025, which would now allow charges in cases like these. » Subscribe to KCCI's YouTube page » Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play