State of Iowa, Appellee v. Bradley Elroy Wickes, Appellant.

Summary

The court affirmed Wickes's conviction and sentence for sexual exploitation by a school employee. It held that hugs may constitute sexual conduct when considered in context and undertaken for sexual gratification, and that a single student and a forty-five-day period can support a statutory pattern, practice, or scheme. The court also upheld the denial of a new-trial motion, the prison sentence, and the sentence against the constitutional challenge.