Judge delays sentencing after twist in Mollie Tibbetts case
Cristhian Bahena Rivera is escorted into the Poweshiek County Courthouse for his initial court appearance, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Montezuma, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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UPDATED 5:28 PM PT – Thursday, July 15, 2021
A bombshell claim by defense lawyers have prompted a judge to delay sentencing for the illegal immigrant convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. The judge ruling on Wednesday said former farmhand Christhian Bahena Rivera will not face sentencing on Thursday as originally scheduled.
This comes after the defense accused prosecutors of failing to disclose a probe into a sex trafficking ring near where Tibbetts vanished during a jog back in July of 2018.