Sentencing of Mollie Tibbetts' convicted killer delayed after bombshell by defense.
, alleging prosecutors failed to disclose a separate investigation was occurring at the time of Tibbetts' disappearance involving a man allegedly operating a sex trafficking"trap house" in New Sharon, Iowa, 27 miles from Brooklyn, Iowa, where Tibbetts went missing on July 18, 2018.
The defense attorneys filed court papers last week asking for a new trial based on information from two witnesses who came forward to law enforcement in May saying they independently spoke to a man who claimed he and a 50-year-old sex trafficker killed Tibbetts and framed Bahena Rivera.
A second individual contacted the Mahaska County, Iowa, Sheriff's Office with a similar story involving the same man who reportedly confessed, but deputies said the witness appeared to be under the influence at the time and dismissed the story as not being credible.Cristhian Bahena Rivera watches as the jury enters the courtroom before announcing the verdict in his trial, May 28, 2021.
In his closing argument, prosecutor Scott Brown called Bahena Rivera's testimony a"figment of his imagination." A jury deliberated seven hours over two days before finding Bahena Rivera guilty.
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