Charges in a 2024 child sexual abuse case against a Keokuk man have been dismissed, but he remains in custody facing a separate case.
A judge approved a motion to drop the charges against 59-year-old Wayne Chamblee after prosecutors reviewed depositions and evidence, citing concerns about the reliability of testimony and the potential trauma to the children if the case proceeded. However, Chamblee is still being held in the Des Moines County Jail on a separate case involving allegations of sexual abuse of a mentally handicapped woman. He has pleaded not guilty in that case, with a preliminary hearing set for May 18 and a jury trial scheduled to begin June 2.
