JURY VERDICT: Davenport man found guilty of sexual battery on a child
Jon Moyer first molested his victim when she was 7 and continued for nearly 10 years.
It only took 15 minutes for a jury to find him guilty Thursday of sexual battery by a person with familial or custodial authority.
On a controlled phone call with the victim that was played in court, Moyer told the victim that the sexual experiences they shared were beautiful “even though it was on the wrong side of the fence.”
Moyer told the girl he never just went through the motions of the sexual acts.
“I love you,” he told her. “You felt me, what’s in my heart.”
When Moyer was questioned from the witness stand about whether he sexually abused the girl, he replied, “I did nothing wrong.”
Moyer faces 30 years in prison and will be sentenced August 31.
Assistant State Attorney Jennifer Swenson tried the case and said she credits her success to Polk County Sheriff’s Office Detective Desirey Wright, who put together a solid case. Moyer had molested the victim in other counties, with the incidents in Polk beginning when she was 13, and Swenson said, Wright made sure she gathered everything the other counties had and more.