Trial date set for husband of former Coralville City Councilor accused of child sexual abuse

Lang
6/11/22

A trial date has been set for the husband of a former Coralville city councilor accused of sexually abusing a child.

63-year-old Jeff Dodds of 12^th Avenue is set to stand trial on October 4^th. Dodds, the husband of former Coralville city councilor Jill Dodds, entered a not guilty plea earlier this week to three charges of 2^nd Degree Sexual Abuse. According to the criminal complaints, the incidents occurred between June 1^st and November 19^th of last year. Dodds, who co-owns Simple Abundance Child Care with his wife, is accused of committing sexual abuse on a child when she was in the couple’s care at their home address.

Jill Dodds later resigned from the city council, criticizing her fellow councilors, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the media during her resignation speech.

If convicted on all three charges, Jeff Dodds faces a maximum of 75 years in prison. A case management conference is set for August 5^th.