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A man who burned four children’s books from the Orange City Library last year was found guilty of criminal mischief today Sioux County District Court. Paul Dorr was fined $65-dollars plus a 35 percent surcharge and court costs.
Last October, Dorr recorded himself on video publicly burning four children’s library books that have lesbian, gay and bisexual themes --- mostly in protest to a pride festival happening in Orange City. In a written statement, Dorr said he burned the books to exercise his freedom of speech and faith.
Dorr runs the Christian group “Rescue The Perishing”. He defended himself in court and chose not to testify.
A 19-year-old man convicted of stabbing two people to death last year in Sioux City will be sentenced next month, according to the Sioux City Journal.
Tran Walker faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole when he's sentenced Sept. 20 in Woodbury County District Court.
The attorney for a former Iowa official who sued the state for discrimination and won is seeking $4.1 million for fees and costs.
Roxanne Conlin represented Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey in a case that took seven years to get to trial.
A jury last month awarded Godfrey $1.5 million after finding former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and a staffer discriminated against Godfrey in 2011 because he's gay and retaliated against him by cutting his pay.
